Les sœurs Frances et Ginger Park créent des histoires pour des lecteurs de tous âges depuis 1984. Ce duo d'auteures primées se concentre sur des récits captivants et, bien qu'elles travaillent actuellement sur des romans distincts, elles trouvent toujours le temps de collaborer. Leur approche unique de l'écriture explore souvent des thèmes qui résonnent auprès du public jeune comme adulte. Elles sont reconnues pour leur capacité à créer des expériences littéraires captivantes pour un large lectorat.
Two first-generation Korean-American sisters--Cleo and her younger sister, Marcy, who yearns to be everything her idolized older sister is--experience a traumatic summer of growing up, emerging sexuality, and sudden death that transforms their lives forever. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
Set in the summer of 1976, the story explores themes of alienation and identity through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Marcy Moon, who idolizes her captivating sister Cleo. As Marcy navigates life in a predominantly white town in Virginia, she grapples with her longing to emulate Cleo's boldness and sexuality, while also facing the emotional distance from their mother, who struggles with her own past. The sisters' deep connection with their father adds complexity, highlighting his desire to be a good parent amidst his personal struggles.