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"It's been two years since Jessilyn Lassiter last looked evil in the eye, but she knew better than to think it was gone for good. At nearly nineteen, Jessilyn is more in love with Luke Talley than ever, and he is finally beginning to care for her in the way she always dreamed he would. But their romance is interrupted when Tal Pritchett--a young black doctor--comes to Calloway, stealing the heart of Jessilyn's best friend, Gemma, and stirring up the...
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In the summer of 1932, thirteen-year-old Jessilyn Lassiter's world is turned upside down when her family takes in Jessilyn's African-American best friend, Gemma, after Gemma's parents are killed in a fire Jessilyn's father feels responsible for and their decision attracts unwanted attention from the local Ku Klux Klan members.
3) Fireflies
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[2009]
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When Jessilyn's best friend, Gemma, loses her parents in a tragic fire, Jessilyn's father vows to care for her as his own, despite the fact that Gemma is black and prejudice is prevalent in their southern Virginia town. [LARGE PRINT]
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