The Light on Halsey Street

The Light on Halsey StreetTwo girls lives are irrevocably intertwined the summer of 1985 in the streets of Brooklyn, New York, and neither will ever be the same in this coming of age story that spans decades. In the summer of 1985, Lisa Whitaker is a church kid headed to college on a scholarship while her best friend, Dana, is floundering in the wake of her mothers latest eviction. Though Lisa tries to help, their paths diverge. Fifteen years later, Lisa has a beautiful family

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Publisher : Beacon Press (January 30

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