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  Dottie B added a soundbite 1 year ago

  great book! looking forward to the sequels.

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  rgrigg91 added a soundbite 1 year ago

  I really enjoyed this book. It brings you in and you are constantly wondering what will happen next.

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  kmas1214 added a soundbite 1 year ago

  Such a horribly sad book with an even horrible ending. I had to force my self to finish the book!

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  Casandra added a soundbite 1 year ago

  Good book for teenagers who can't get through To Kill a Mockingbird!

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  Amanda Key added a soundbite 2 years ago

  Beautiful story of two girls standing strong in a world against them. You won't forget this one.

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  niceshirt9 added a soundbite 2 years ago

  A suspenseful plot and a heartwarming story of friendship; best for young adult readers.

2010 Christy Award winner!Jessilyn Lassiter never knew that hatred could lurk in the human heart until the summer of 1932 when she turned 13. When her best friend, Gemma, loses her parents in a tragic fire, Jessilyn’s father vows to care for her as one of his own, despite the fact that Gemma is black and prejudice is prevalent in their southern Virginia town. Violence springs up as a ragtag band of Ku Klux Klan members unite and decide to take matters into their own hands. As tensions mount in the small community, loyalties are tested and Jessilyn is forced to say good-bye to the carefree days of her youth. Fireflies in December is the 2007 winner of the Christian Writers Guild’s Operation First Novel contest, and a 2010 Christy Award winner.