The Crystal Garden
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Following the death of her father and a move to a backwater Missouri town, Eliza realizes that her desperate attempts to be popular are being thwarted by her growing closeness with an eccentric neighbor, Dierdre. When school starts and Eliza begins to be included in the popular crowd, she leaves Dierdre behind. But then Dierdre's world begins to crumble, and Eliza learns some unsettling things about her new friends. Will Eliza choose popularity over true friendship?
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— "This novel...tells many truths about adolescents trying to discover their places in the world". — School Library Journal, starred review"A multilayered book with memorable characters and humorous as well as poignant situations". — Horn Book
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