The Grove

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Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewYALSA Best Fiction for Young AdultsSchool Library Journal Starred Review

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Story Angles

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A Florida literary novel from the state's most culturally distinctive city — Key West

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The dual YA/adult crossover: a novel that defies its category and speaks to both audiences with equal force

03

Old Florida nostalgia as literary subject matter — the citrus world that no longer exists

04

An award-winning journalist turns her craft toward literary fiction

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A novel born from an all-women's writing group at a public library

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The Civil Rights era as seen from the margin: rural Florida's forgotten communities

Selected Praise

Starred

Luminous prose relays the protagonist's satisfying emotional growth over the course of Phillips's potent tale of love and loyalty.

Publishers Weekly
Starred

A triumph in historical fiction.

School Library Journal

A must-have for all collections.

School Library Journal

The orange-grove setting and the desolate life of isolated, impoverished Florida farmers are well-delineated.

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