Alex, approximately
Jenn Bennett
Seventeen-year-old Bailey moves to California to live with her father and, perhaps, finally meet an online friend and fellow film buff, but soon finds herself attracted to an annoying co-worker.
Read Time: ~0.5 hr
Song of the swallows
by Leo Politi (1949)
About this book
Sad when the swallows leave for the winter, young Juan prepares to welcome them back to the old California Mission at Capistrano on St. Joseph's Day the next spring.
Setting / LocationCalifornia
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreSong of the swallows Lead Character
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