Ferris Beach Author:Jill McCorkle Kate Burns has heard of the magical Ferris Beach all her life, but it's always seemed like an unreachable dream for her, trapped with her demanding mother and eccentric father. But then Misty moves to town, from Ferris Beach, no less. She and her family are everything Kate wants to be -- daring, outrageous, and fun. The two girls grow up tog... more »ether, sharing secrets until a fateful Fourth of July when Kate discovers that life's little surprises can't always be ignored and that the hard parts don't get better, just easier to live with . . .« less
I loved this book so much, this is a copy to share. It's a story about best friends and, especially, mothers and daughters that has stayed with me since when I read it.