Valley Girls (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781419729645)

When 17-year-old Rilla is busted for partying 24 hours into arriving in Yosemite National Park to live with her park ranger sister, it's a come-to-Jesus moment.

Determined to make up for her screw-up and create a stable new home for herself, Rilla charms her way into a tight-knit group of climbers. But Rilla can't help but be seduced by experiences she couldn't have imagined back home. She sets her sights on climbing El Capitan, one of the most challenging routes in Yosemite, and her summer becomes one harrowing and ecstatic experience after another: first climb, first fall two thousand feet in the air, first love. But becoming the person Rilla feels she was meant to be jeopardizes the reasons why she came to Yosemite--a bright new future and a second chance at sisterhood. When her family and her future are at odds, what will Rilla choose?

Author: Sarah Nicole Lemon
ISBN-10: 1419729640
ISBN-13: 9781419729645
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Language: English
Published: 05/08/2018
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2018 pg. 105
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2018
Booklist 03/15/2018 pg. 72
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2018 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory