Pearl: A Novel

Jo Knowles

Henry Holt and Company (BYR), Jul 19, 2011 - Young Adult Fiction - 224 pages

Bean (née Pearl) and Henry, misfits and best friends, have the strangest mothers in town. Henry's mom Sally never leaves the house. Bean's mom Lexie, if she is home, is likely nursing a hangover or venting to her friend Claire about Bean's beloved grandfather Gus, the third member of their sunny household.

Gus's death unleashes a host of family secrets that brings them all together. And they threaten to change everything—including Bean's relationship with Henry, her first friend, and who also might turn out to be her first love.

Contents

• Section 1: 1
• Section 2: 8
• Section 3: 17
• Section 4: 23
• Section 5: 30
• Section 6: 38
• Section 7: 48
• Section 8: 59
• Section 9: 66
• Section 10: 72
• Section 11: 82
• Section 12: 89
• Section 13: 98
• Section 14: 104
• Section 15: 110
• Section 16: 119
• Section 17: 127
• Section 18: 137
• Section 19: 145
• Section 20: 151
• Section 21: 156
• Section 22: 162
• Section 23: 174
• Section 24: 188
• Section 25: 192
• Section 26: 200
• Section 27: 206
• Section 28: 212

About the author

Jo Knowles is the author of the novels Jumping Off Swings and Lessons from a Dead Girl. She lives in Vermont with her husband and son.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Pearl: A Novel
• Author: Jo Knowles
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR), 2011
• ISBN: 1429975059, 9781429975056
• Length: 224 pages
• Subjects: Young Adult Fiction / Family / Multigenerational; Young Adult Fiction / Girls & Women; Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship