Love and Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Love and Peaches

Jodi Lynn Anderson

HarperCollins · Paperback · November 24, 2009

Together for another juicy summer, carefree Murphy, perfect Leeda, and big-hearted Birdie return to the place that allowed them to bloom.

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Who it’s for
Three friends reunite for a final summer of first love, inheritance, heartbreak, and change.
Themes
Female friendship, First love, Letting go and change
Genres
Contemporary YA Romance, Friendship for Teens, Coming of Age

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About this book

Together for another juicy summer, carefree Murphy, perfect Leeda, and big-hearted Birdie return to the place that allowed them to bloom. Brimming with all the charm, humor, and heart of Peaches and The Secrets of Peaches, this satisfying conclusion to Jodi Lynn Anderson's popular series reunites three unlikely best friends for a final sweet farewell. When Murphy chose New York City, she left her first love behind.

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Now, a summer in Bridgewater means trading subway trains for pickup trucks and facing the boy she turned her back on. Leeda expects her trip home to be over faster than her new Manhattan boyfriend can hail a cab—until a surprising inheritance saddles her with a huge responsibility. Birdie's heart led her all the way to Mexico, and heartbreak brings her back to the orchard. But when the Darlington family decides to leave peach trees for palm trees, Birdie gets a crash course in letting go—and learning when to hold on.

Summer, Revisited

Three friends reunite for a final summer of first love, inheritance, heartbreak, and change.

Come here for

  • Three friends, three tangled returns to the orchard
  • Romance with humor, heart, and a little growing-up ache

Expect

  • A final farewell to the Peaches friends
  • Change, letting go, and learning what to hold onto

Where it sits

Friendship for Teens70%
Contemporary YA Romance65%
Coming of Age49%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Coming of Age
  • YA Family Stories
  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
  • Contemporary YA Romance
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  • Assimilation for Teens
  • Dating & Sex for Teens
  • Depression for Teens
  • Friendship for Teens
Authors
Jodi Lynn Anderson
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
November 24, 2009
Format
Paperback
Theme
Female friendship · First love · Letting go and change
Reading lane
Coming of Age