OLDER FICTION
Fletcher, Ralph

The One O'Clock Chop

(4) YA Matt, fourteen, is spending the summer of 1973 working as a clam digger and grappling with the unusual sensation of falling in love with his first cousin, a beautiful fifteen-year-old visiting from Hawaii. Although occasionally marred by anachronisms in language and details, this coming-of-age story features an easygoing protagonist and evocative descriptions.

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