Thursday, August 2, 2007

Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson

peaches.jpgPeaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Genre: Juvenile Fiction

Publication Date: 2005

Recommended Age Group: 14 and Up

Summary: A fun and lively novel about three teenage girls from Georgia. Birdie lives with her Dad on a farm where they grow peaches. Leeda, Birdie’s cousin, lives with affluent parents and sister Danay in a nice and slightly snotty neighborhood. Murphy lives with her single mother in a trailer park. They meet up on the farm during spring break after Leeda volunteered to work there over the summer to get away from her family and Murphy was sent there for community service after she broke into Birdie’s house and got caught stealing liquor. They weren’t close at first. Murphy had a hard shell and didn’t want to let anyone in. Leeda felt awkward and didn’t know who to be friends with. Birdie was too shy to put herself out there. The break ends with Murphy and Leeda friends but Birdie still alone. They all come back for the summer and Birdie gets up the nerve to go and talk to Leeda and Murphy, begging them to help her get out of her shell and boy do they ever. She looses weight, gets kissed by a stranger in a bar, and gets up the guts to talk to the boy she likes. Leeda realizes that she’s been missing out on a lot always comparing herself to her sister and decides just to be her. She also decides that she is not in love with her boyfriend Rex and about the same time notices that he and Murphy are in love with each other. Murphy comes to grips with her mom’s shady past and present and tries to help her through her problems. She looses the outer shell and learns to trust. She also gets a new boyfriend, Rex.

Personal Notes: An exciting read! I couldn’t put it down and truly read it start to finish in one sitting. It had a bit of a slow start and I was wondering when they would all get together but it was worth the wait because of what they discovered about themselves along the way. I loved the subtle lessons it taught about being a good friend and not letting it get to you when others pass baseless judgements.

Other reviews available:

The Secrets of Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Love and Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
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26 comments:

  1. ElizabethDecember 3, 2007 at 9:04 AM

    "Peaches" is a very good book. I loved it. I am now reading the sequel "The Secret's To Peaches".

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  2. AnonymousMarch 1, 2008 at 1:08 AM

    I love the book "Peaches". One of the best books I've read in a while. Any girl will enjoy this book.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 6, 2008 at 9:36 AM

    This was an awesome read that any teenage girl will fall in love with.

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  4. CarlyMarch 31, 2008 at 7:45 AM

    Thiz book was so good i really loved it any girl can read it it sounds like a real book because it is so intersted.it makes it sounds like it real

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  5. BethApril 9, 2008 at 12:29 AM

    Peaches is a wonderful book. it has taught me so much about life. i am 16 so i can relate in a big way to these girls.

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  6. marthmelloApril 10, 2008 at 12:29 PM

    peaches was very good i liked it very much even thou i read them backward!!!!!

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  7. helpMay 12, 2008 at 12:05 PM

    Does anyone know a site where i can find chapter summaries of Peaches? Please I need help!

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  8. strawbeyJanuary 4, 2009 at 11:55 PM

    this book is amazing i love it
    i also got an a on my book report about it!♥

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  9. grass fairyJanuary 8, 2009 at 10:03 AM

    i love this book! i had to pick a book to read for my book report and i picked this one! it was so good! And now i'm doing my book project, which is a soundtrack for the book...any suggestions for songs??

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  11. audreyFebruary 5, 2009 at 11:03 AM

    i loved peaches and i'm also on the sequel peaches is a sweet read and any girl will love it! : p

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  12. summer faerieFebruary 22, 2009 at 2:48 AM

    this is a great read and i can't wait to read the sequel! i've also read the maybird series by jodi lynn anderson and those are pretty good too. i like peaches better, though. after reading it i want to go pick peaches on a peach farm too!

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  13. EllenFebruary 27, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    At first Peaches was really boring, because they had to get into the story. But once you get past the middle it's so good!! I'm on the third book and they're all amazing! They are definitely in my top five books. I'd definitely reccomend it to any girl.

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  14. beMarch 14, 2009 at 3:18 AM

    awsome

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  15. AZNPRIDE101May 20, 2009 at 10:50 AM

    AWESOME BOOK but second book i abandoned after first few chapters

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  16. MeMay 23, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    I love the book!!!!!!!!!!

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  17. JessicaJune 22, 2009 at 4:27 AM

    I love Peaches (the book and the food) it is such a grate book i need to get the second book so i can read it :) im so glad my friend brooks let me barrow it

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  18. Taylor KatelynJuly 13, 2009 at 9:08 AM

    I loved the book it seemed so real like i could some day have friends like this!! really good book!!

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  19. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 5:50 AM

    I really enjoyed this book and im looking forward to reading the sequel.

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  20. misz barbieAugust 13, 2009 at 11:54 AM

    i love this book. it's fun and interesting. any girl will enjoy it

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  21. AmberSeptember 3, 2009 at 6:46 AM

    I'm am 23 and I absolutly fell in love with these books. My grandmother gave them to me to read and i was convinced i wouldn't be able to really get in to the book-being that it was written for teens- but the story of Murphy, Leeda and Birdie really brought me back to my youth.

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  22. Anony A. MouseSeptember 22, 2009 at 4:18 AM

    peaches is a great book but the other two to follow don't equal it.

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  23. AnonymousOctober 5, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    this book is a really good book but at times oy does make sence to me.

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