Book Description
Twelve-year old Julie Morrison is leaving Chicago and flying all the way to the East Coast by herself to visit her grandmother at the shore for a whole month. Julie has no trouble finding new friends to play with, but is quick to learn that Tommy, the "native" boy and the others don't quite get along. When a devastating fire strikes the island, all of the young people put aside thier differences, and join forces to mobilize the entire island for a relief effort.Larona Homer is a New Jersy native and has won several writing awards. Her other books include Blackbeard the Pirate and Other Stories of the Pine Barrens, and The Shore Ghosts and Other Stories of New Jersey.