Just like that, Gary D. Schmidt
Type
Label
Just like that, Gary D. Schmidt
Language
eng
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
Just like that
Music parts
not applicable
Oclc number
1233020731
Responsibility statement
Gary D. Schmidt
Summary
Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elene's Preparatory Academy for Girls, where she struggles to navigate the venerable boarding school's traditions and a social structure heavily weighted toward students from wealthy backgrounds. In a parallel story, Matt Coffin has wound up on the Maine coast near St. Elene's with a pillowcase full of money lifted from the leader of a criminal gang, fearing the gang's relentless, destructive pursuit. Both young people gradually dispel their loneliness, finding a way to be hopeful and also finding each other
Target audience
juvenile
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable