| Summary |
"Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves their family and returns to his true home: the island of Jamaica. When Tillas mother tells her shell be spending the summer on the island, Tilla dreads the idea of seeing him again, but longs to discover what life in Jamaica has always held for him. In an unexpected turn of events, Tilla is forced to face the storm that unravels in her own life as she learns about the dark secrets that lie beyond the veil of paradiseall in the midst of an impending hurricane. Hurricane Summer will take you on a powerful coming-of-age journey that explores young love, the father-daughter dynamic, colorism, classism, and the inherent dangers of becoming a woman"-- Dust jacket. |
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Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
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Hurricane Gustav, 2008 -- Fiction.
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Jamaica -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Young adult fiction.
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Bildungsromans.
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| ISBN |
9781250622235
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1250622239
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