Dreams of Significant Girls

English

ISBN: 1416979301

EAN: 9781416979302

Category: Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Europe/Juvenile Fiction / School & Education/Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Friendship/Juvenile Fiction / General/Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / Seasons/

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers

Release Date: 07/09/2012

Age Range: 14-null

Synopsis: The power of sisterhood and female friendships shine ( Publishers Weekly) in this boarding school novel that spans continents and delves deep with maturity and grace.Shirin is an Iranian princess; Ingrid, a German-Canadian eccentric; and Vivien, a Cuban-Jewish New Yorker culinary phenom. The three are roommates at a Swiss boarding school, where they spend their summers learning more than French and European culture. As the girls paths cross and mergesummers together, school years separatethey navigate social and cultural differences and learn the confusing and conflicting legacies of their families pasts. In the spirit of sisterhood and friendship, Shirin, Ingrid, and Vivien grow together even when they are apart, forming unbreakable bonds along the way.

Awards: New York Times Editors Choice – null 

Dreams of Significant Girls

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.8 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 7.55 oz

Pages: 256