Circling Star by Mara Kay (1973-10-25)

You Are Golden!

Thresholds

Off the Page: Anthology: Collections 6

Somewhere Else

The All-New Book of Lists for Kids

Things We Like

Small Town Monsters (Underlined Paperbacks)

In 1914, Evie's dreams are destroyed when the shadow of World War I descends. Her sweetheart, eighteen-year-old Tom Windridge, leaves the family's farm to serve in the war with his four brothers. Before he goes, Evie gives Tom a small key as a good luck charm - the key to her heart. Evie's spirit is shattered when she learns Tom will not return. Grappling with religious differences and the conscription debate, Evie abandons her values and ambition when wooed by the local priest's charming, yet controlling nephew. Fate intervenes to unlock a new beginning for Evie when Tom's older brother, Jack, returns from the Western Front with the missing key. In a parallel narrative, Evie's great-granddaughter, Lizzie, is dealing with the social challenges of becoming an adult in 2018. In her final year of high school, she suddenly rejects her friends, her study and her principles to start a potentially life-changing relationship with Brandon, a narcissistic football player who conceals his predatory intention. Nick, a fellow student, secretly protects Lizzie, but an altercation with Brandon fills her with shame and regret. A century on, the tiny key once again unlocks the way forward.

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Circling Star by Mara Kay (1973-10-25)

Mara Kay, 1973

You Are Golden!

Kelly Kainer Billington, 2021

Thresholds

Bronwen Strembiski, 2013

Off the Page: Anthology: Collections 6

Benson, 2004

Somewhere Else

Sandra Glover, 2008

The All-New Book of Lists for Kids

Sandra Choron, 2002

Things We Like

Ladybird, Ladybird Books, 1964

Small Town Monsters (Underlined Paperbacks)

Diana Rodriguez Wallach, 2021