Overview
"A novel wise in the complexities of adolescence and the human heart." --The Washington Post Longing to escape the rundown commune outside of Ithaca, New York where she lives with her organic-farmer mother, assorted half-siblings, and a cow named Marilyn, the precociously well-read Saskia White, twelve, imagines herself as the noble contemporary of Odysseus, Marco Polo, and Horatio Hornblower. But Saskia's elaborate fantasies are soon upstaged by her real-life, long-lost father, who leads Saskia and her best friend Jane on a camping trip that turns into an epic adventure of love, sex, and lies. Saskia is as unforgettable as her own heroes, a young girl whose story resonates with a rare and joyous sense of life and discovery.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780143136262
- ISBN-10: 0143136267
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Publish Date: February 2021
- Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.75 pounds
- Page Count: 400
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