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The Tribes of Palos Verdes

Medina Mason is a defiant, awkward newcomer to the affluent beach community of Palos Verdes, California. As her parents' marriage disintegrates and her beloved brother falls prey to the temptations of drugs and the lunacy of their mother, Medina surfs to survive, finding a bitter solace in the rough comfort of the waves. This is the moving story of growing up "different," of the love between siblings, and of one girl's power to save herself.

Genre
coming of ageliterary fiction
Setting
1990scalifornia
Audience
young adultadult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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