The Hurry-up SummerHaving lived all her life with her widowered father in their small Southern town, twelve-year-old Letty resents his new girlfriend and tries to grow up in a hurry to stop him from remarrying. |
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... hear me - edges smoothed off . She laughs too loud . She smacks her mouth when she eats . I don't like to be critical , I'm not your sister , only your sis - in - law , but Ted , you've been letting her and Martha pick out the wrong ...
... hear me - edges smoothed off . She laughs too loud . She smacks her mouth when she eats . I don't like to be critical , I'm not your sister , only your sis - in - law , but Ted , you've been letting her and Martha pick out the wrong ...
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... hear that ? " " I hear . " " You're just blue today . Used to be me telling trou- bles , now it's you . Troubles I've evermore got , but I feel good now , I got so much energy I could take on Rocky Marciano . " She balled up her fists ...
... hear that ? " " I hear . " " You're just blue today . Used to be me telling trou- bles , now it's you . Troubles I've evermore got , but I feel good now , I got so much energy I could take on Rocky Marciano . " She balled up her fists ...
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... Hear ? " " This is some of that lore you picked up from Martha and her primitive stories . Of course J - J's happy now . Written your letter ? " " I still can't think of what to say . " " Try again , why don't you ? " Upstairs at her ...
... Hear ? " " This is some of that lore you picked up from Martha and her primitive stories . Of course J - J's happy now . Written your letter ? " " I still can't think of what to say . " " Try again , why don't you ? " Upstairs at her ...
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