A classic coming-of-age love story from beloved Newbery Medal winner Beverly Cleary. Sixteen-year-old Shelley Latham longs for her junior year of high school to be different from the stifling sameness of the years before. When she is sent from Oregon...
A year away from home solves Shelley's home and boyfriend problems because while away, she learns the real meaning of love.
Shelly feels as if she's living in a fantasyland. She's spending the school year in Southern California, and when the star of the basketball team smiles at her, Shelly feels as if she's been touched by magic. Now she's about to discover the magic of falling in love.