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Some Things That Stay
Some Things That Stay
Author: Sarah Willis
A stunning first novel about a young girl's coming-of-age in the 1950s. Tamara Anderson's father is a landscape artist who quickly tires of the scenery, so every year her family seeks out new locations for his inspiration. When the Andersons move to a farmhouse in Sherman, New York, in the spring of 1954, fifteen-year-old Tamara and her mother ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780374105808
ISBN-10: 0374105804
Publication Date: 2/2000
Pages: 275
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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reviewed Some Things That Stay on + 23 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This is a quiet coming-of-age novel set in the 1950s. I just loved this book...best story I've read in ages. The characters are so well done that they stayed with me long after I'd finished reading the book.
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Helpful Score: 2
A story that takes place in rural America in the 1950. A story about a young girls dreams. Living in an tar-paper house with atheist parents and constantly on the move. Young Tamara longs to stay in one place and is invited to church with the Baptist family across the road. Good Book!
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OnlyVal avatar reviewed Some Things That Stay on + 34 more book reviews
An engaging story (true) about a young adult girl who's family moves constantly and the strain that entails (11 schools in one year!). It's poignant, funny, and I enjoyed it.
reviewed Some Things That Stay on + 3 more book reviews
Really enjoyed this book - so much that I wish their was a sequel!
k9kutter64 avatar reviewed Some Things That Stay on + 167 more book reviews
I absolutely loved this book. From the back cover: Tamara Anderson was in third grade when she found out most people stay in the same house for more than a year. Until then she thought everyone picked up and moved on a regular basis, crossing the country. Now she is turning 15, and she wants to stay in Mayville, NY. At first glance, there isn't much to stick around for. In the tar-paper house across the road there are the Murphys, the Baptist family who upset Tamara's atheist parents by inviting her to church. In the pasture there's Edith the cow. And up in the attic there's the ghost of the boy who used to live there, or at least that's what Tamara suspects. But this time Tamara is putting her foot down, and planting it.....
knittymama avatar reviewed Some Things That Stay on + 424 more book reviews
A story of a teen girl coming to terms with her family quirks. Sometimes funny, sometimes dark and violent, but quite realistic. Very good read!


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