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In a Ya-Ya Sisterhood for teens, Peaches combines three unforgettable heroines who have nothing in common but the troubles that have gotten them sentenced to a summer of peach picking at a Georgia orchard.

Leeda is a debutante dating wrong-side-of-the-tracks Rex.

Murphy, the wildest girl in Bridgewater, likes whichever side Rex is on.

Birdie is a dreamer whose passion for Girl Scout cookies is matched only by her love for a boy named Enrico.

When their worlds collide, The Breakfast Club meets The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in an entirely original and provocative story with a ...

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Overview

In a Ya-Ya Sisterhood for teens, Peaches combines three unforgettable heroines who have nothing in common but the troubles that have gotten them sentenced to a summer of peach picking at a Georgia orchard.

Leeda is a debutante dating wrong-side-of-the-tracks Rex.

Murphy, the wildest girl in Bridgewater, likes whichever side Rex is on.

Birdie is a dreamer whose passion for Girl Scout cookies is matched only by her love for a boy named Enrico.

When their worlds collide, The Breakfast Club meets The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in an entirely original and provocative story with a lush, captivating setting.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly
"In a novel about broken hearts, broken spirits and the healing power of friendship, Anderson profiles three one-of-a-kind Georgia `peaches,' a trio of teenage girls who converge at Darlington Orchard during picking season," wrote PW in a starred review. Ages 14-up. (May) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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This is a story that unfolds at the pace of a summer day down south. Murphy McGowen is the 15-year-old whose antics at the Darlington Peach Orchard open the story and lead to a sentence of service. She is required to work in the orchard for two weeks in the spring. Birdie Darlington helps her dad oversee operations, and Leeda Cawley-Smith is the cousin who comes to stay for spring break. It is not until summer that the unlikely, yet predictable, friendship of these three takes off. That is plenty of time for the reader to accumulate the backstory on each: Murphy, daughter of the town's "loose woman"; Birdie, the overweight and shy daughter of divorce, struggling to get her dad's attention; the rich, neglected Leeda, living in the shadow of her adored older sister. A few romantic subplots are worked into the girls' summer. There is Rex, the orchard employee who's Leeda's boyfriend, and Enrico, the migrant worker and object of Birdie's desire. With only two men, a love triangle develops that puts a strain on the friendship of the girls. That, along with a impromptu group road trip, are late events in the novel which attempt to gear up the action, but they feel a bit contrived. There is a lot going on in and around the peach orchard, but the plot may not hold readers' attention unless they get specifically interested in the three characters who share the spotlight. 2005, HarperCollins, and Ages 13 to 16.
—Mary Loftus

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780060733070
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication date: 5/9/2006
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 320
  • Sales rank: 238,380
  • Age range: 14 - 17 Years
  • Lexile: 0850L (what's this?)
  • Series: Peaches Series, #1
  • Product dimensions: 5.30 (w) x 7.90 (h) x 0.80 (d)

Meet the Author

Jodi Lynn Anderson, the national bestselling author of Peaches and The Secrets of Peaches, has lived in Georgia, Costa Rica, and New York, but she currently hangs her hat in Washington, D.C.

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Peaches
By Jodi Lynn Anderson HarperCollins Copyright © 2006 Jodi Lynn Anderson
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ISBN: 978-0-06-073305-6

Chapter One Every spring since she had turned thirteen had started the same way for Murphy McGowen. She started feeling restless at the very same time as the crocuses began busting out of their buds every year. She'd start to want to bust out of her skin too, into a skin that lived, say, in New York, or Paris, or Buenos Aires, anyplace that wasn't Bridgewater, Georgia. Outside the historic downtown district - which was basically unlived in and which barely any tourists came to - the town was mostly a strip of motels, fast-food joints, and traffic lights.

From then on, each spring had started with

A. The restlessness

B. The ache in her chest for the thing she didn't know was missing

C. The guy with the hand up her shirt

At fifteen, there was also the addition of the other hand, down the pants - usually cords, sometimes army surplus, all three dollars or less at Village Thrift. The boys she hadn't bargained for; they had just sort of come. Because like many girls in Georgia, Murphy was as girl as a girl could be. Green eyed and smooth skinned with beauty marks here and there on her cheeks, with brown wavy hair and high apple breasts. Like most young girls at the Piggly Wiggly on any given day, she was more juicy than fine, more sexy than delicately beautiful. In a word, Murphy McGowen was yummy. A few more words that had been used to describe her were brilliant, bold, and rotten.

Her favorite spot for C. was the edge of the Darlington Peach Orchard, just two miles out of the center of town, but what felt like a million miles from anything resembling the Piggly Wiggly. Most of Bridgewater felt like a collision of old southern big-porched homes and a giant strip mall. The orchard, with its endless acreage and overgrown greenery, felt like the Garden of Eden.

Murphy, who wasn't much into nature, didn't know why she liked it. In lots of ways it was a mess. The white fence that ran along the property line was chipped and rotting. An old tractor had been abandoned by the train tracks and was grown over with weeds. The farm itself was obscured by layers of overgrowth along this edge so thick that even now, when there were no leaves, Murphy could see only tiny glimpses of the peach trees themselves and the white farmhouse through the brush.

The cold metal of the tracks dug into her butt as she took a sip of warm Mello Yello. She kicked off her sticky old Dr. Scholl's sandals from Village Thrift, letting her bare soles bask in the warmest night they'd had since the fall. Across the grass behind them, Gavin's car was choking out staticky Coldplay, a band Gavin said was brilliant, though Murphy claimed all their songs sounded exactly the same.

Murphy watched lazily as Gavin, whose last name she didn't remember, ran his fingers lightly up and down the back of her calves like they were made of gold. His eyes trailed up and down her legs.

"What do you wanna do?" she asked, pushing her toes into the grass. She mentally urged Gavin to say something original. Impress me, she thought. Already she was wishing she'd come alone. Gavin was oblivious to their surroundings, which was depressing.

The truth was, there was nothing she wanted to do. She wanted to float out of her body, out of Bridgewater, up to the moon. Coming to the orchard always made her restless. Energized with nowhere to put it. Stuffed up.

When her mom had used to take her here on picnics, before the onslaught of boyfriends paraded into their lives, Jodee had said, "It makes me feel young, baby." And maybe that was it. Sneaking onto the orchard grounds made Murphy feel the way she figured a girl her age was supposed to feel - awake. Though Gavin was making a valiant effort at bringing that down a notch.

He squeezed her calf and then moved onto his knees like he was praying to her, putting his hands on her tight coil of a waist. Murphy held her can of soda aside to accept the touch of his lips. He was ridiculously cute, she had to admit. But a lot of guys were. Somewhere along the line that had stopped being exciting. While he moved his mouth to the soft skin on the side of her neck, she watched the moon above them, which was three-quarters full and surrounded by a white haze. It made her think about how she couldn't believe how big the universe was, but how small it was for her. Maybe she'd be sitting in Bridgewater when she was eighty, making out with somebody with just gums.

"I'm bored." It came out matter-of-factly. She extracted herself from him.

Gavin pulled back and frowned at her from under his eyebrows, hurt. "Thanks." He ran a hand through his messy brown hair and then scratched at his stomach through his thin White Stripes T-shirt. He pulled a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket and held one to his lips, lighting it. He looked irritated.

Murphy wasn't surprised. It was typical. Boys came in one flavor. The flavor that couldn't stand it when you didn't let them play with your toys.

"Anyway, your tongue's all slimy," she said, bouncing up onto her feet. "Don't you swallow, ever?" "You're rough, Murph."

"Murphy. I hate it when people try to give me nicknames."

"Right, Murphy. Well, nobody else I've dated has complained."

"We're not dating," she said evenly.

Gavin shook his head at her the way boys sometimes did, like he'd touched a hot plate and had to put it down. "Well, if you're bored, what do you want to do?" His eyes squinted as he took a puff of his cigarette.

(Continues...)


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  • Posted January 22, 2009

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    Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson is a must read for all teenage girls. This story is about 3 girls who get put together at a peach orchard for all different reasons: Birdie's family owns the orchard and she has lived there her whole life, Leeda is Birdie's cousin and is sent to the orchard by her family, and Murphy has to work there as punishment for trespassing. The girls are completely different but those differences make their fresh friendship stronger. Together these girls and the peach orchard manage to stay together in the hardest times. After you read this book, you will be wanting more, and luckily Secrets of Peaches and Love & Peaches do just that.

    5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted September 6, 2009

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    Good and bad at the same time.

    I loved this book. You'll get drawn in and never let out. You can read and reread it many times! The characters are so relatable and great! The one bad thing is that it can get boring in the first book for a little while, but overall it is a great book and series!

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  • Posted August 28, 2009

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    THIS BOOK IS AMAZING!!!

    I got this book at my county library and I totally devoured it! The girls in this book are so unique and funny and beautiful and I just love them! This is my new favorite book - I recommend this to virtually anyone :-)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 20, 2009

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    AWSOMEST BOOK EVER!!!

    THIS A SUPER GREAT NOVEL. one of the best i have ever read. at first this book was kinda slow but it got better. this book is about 3 girls working at a peach orchard. they have nothing in common but they became great friends. together, they sneak into lakes, help each other with boys,and stick together as they go threw hard work picking peaches. this is definatly a book to share with friends.

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  • Posted January 14, 2009

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    Awsome

    I have to admit i was a bit weary about reading this book, i just loved this book! It has so much realsim and i a couple of times wished i was biting into a juicy peach. A must read for all teens!

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  • Posted January 5, 2009

    Amazing Book!

    This book started off with a great hook. I was addicted to reading it righ after I read the first chapter. The realism of this book was great. It was emotional and intense throughout the whole story.
    My favorite part was the ending. It showed true friendship. The characters where unique and to see them collide and befriend eachother was intertaning. My favorite character was Murphy. She was very intruing. Jodi Lynn Anderson did a amazing job writing this book and I would reccomend it to anyone who enjoys a delicous read.
    In essence, I will deffidentally be purchasing the second and third book and im sure Jodi will do a incredible job with them to. This book was truly unforgettable and it is on the top of my favorite book list!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 26, 2008

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    Peachy Keen-ly Awesome!

    I chose this book because my teacher issued a reading requirement for a realistic fiction book. I was immediately drawn in by Jodi Lynn Anderson's creative writing; the story line was excellent. This is a very good choice if you are a tween girl (like me) looking for a good book.

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  • Posted November 13, 2008

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    Reviewed by Taylor Rector for TeensReadToo.com

    Birdie, Leeda, and Murphy are three girls that you need to get to know. Now.

    Murphy is the troublemaker, Birdie is the shy girl whose dad owns the peach farm all the girls work at, and Leeda can seem like the snobby girl, but deep down is very sweet. These three girls, who don't know each other at all when they first come to work, soon become best friends. They have their boyfriend problems, petty fights, and family problems that they help each other overcome, and that's what pulls them together.

    This book is definitely for THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS fans. All three of the girls are good and bad in their own ways and are loyal to each other. But not so much that it gets boring...

    Even though it was a little difficult to get into, I ended up loving PEACHES by the time I was done. A great girly-girl book, or even for anyone interested in how friendships form, and how peach-picking can impact a friendship.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted November 10, 2008

    Peaches

    I thought this book was seriously good. Like other books I've read, I go for the first one to see if it's good to read the second one. I got Peaches only just yesterday, and fell in love with it. It is one of the best books I've read. I think that The secrets of peaches will be just as good. I recommend this book to anyone who loved the sisterhood seris, because this book seris is a lot like them. Also, for those who like love stories with a unique and all so funny twist...

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  • Posted October 20, 2008

    Sweet Book

    I read this book right afer I finished Twilight, so it started out a little slow for me. However, by the end, I was enjoying it! :) If you like a light-hearted book with a little romance, Peaches is for you. You probably will find it boring if you like books with passionate romance and plot twists.

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  • Posted July 18, 2011

    Wonderful book and series

    Being from georgia myself this book was a must read for me i bought the whole series on sale at books a million ( before the nook came out) they are a little slow paced in the beginning but they soon become very addictive! Its such a feel happy warm fuzzy feeling book a must read for all ages

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 7, 2011

    Great read

    This is one of those books that makes you feel happy and content while reading it. I have read this book every summer since i got it, because as you read this book, summer almost seems to drip off its pages. The characters are real and believeable, and as you read you can find yourself relating to one, if not all of them. I highly recomend this book to anyone who loves summer, peaches, and books that deal with real life situations as far as relationships go. Each character has her own story and problems to deal with, you get to read from each and everyone of their perspectives and feel their emotions.

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  • Posted March 8, 2011

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    the coolest book

    this i an excellent book. you will want to laugh at some parts and you will want to cry too. if you love books about people comeing together then, you will love this book!

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  • Posted February 27, 2011

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    Peachily Delightful :)

    I actaully bought all of the books in this series on sale at Books-a-Million (b/c it was the only bookstore in the area)and was greatly pleased with this book, as well as the rest in the series! I couldn't lay the book down! It was well written and you can associate yourself with all 3 of the girls in some way or another.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 30, 2010

    Ehh..

    I read this book last year & half of the second book. I didn't find them that great. They moved a little too slow for me. Maybe it's just me, though..? I recommened it, but it wasn't as great as I thought it would be.

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  • Posted September 16, 2010

    a must read!

    Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson is a must read book. When I started reading I couldn't stop! It caught my attention from the beginning until the very end. I also liked it because it was about girls similar to my age that I could easily relate to. Birdie's family owns the orchard and has lived there forever, so she works there every summer. Leeda, Birdie's cousin, is shipped to the orchard by her parents, and Murphy has to work there because she was caught sneaking onto the farm. Although they are all completely different, they end up being good friends at the end through some of the hardest times in their lives and through the orchard almost shutting down. With such different personalities you wouldn't expect the girls to get along at all but when they needed each other the most they came to the conclusion that they had to be there for each other. Overall I would recommend this book to any teenage girl because it teaches you about the value of friendship, life, and love.

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  • Posted March 16, 2010

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    This amazing book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    When I started reading Peaches it hooked me. This book is a great book.When I was at school I was looking through the library for a book I picked it up read the first chapter and got hooked. This book remains me of other books I have read.This book was hard to read because of the tiny font and the big words that I couldn't say,but it was a good book and you would love to read all three of her books in the series.There more books like this I read,but I have read so many books I can't remember what they are called.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 23, 2010

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    Funny

    Peaches is a very funny book about 3 girls who live in Georgia. They get together one summer by working at one of the girl's dad's peach orchard. One is innocent and poor. One is rich. One is juicy and somewhat mean. Good for discussions. BTW, little ones shouldn't (as in, no one under 10) read this. Some parts of ot are a little inappropriate.Have fun reading IT.

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  • Posted February 15, 2010

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    yum-scrumtious

    Peaches is an enjoyable book that I would share with anyone. It's funny and has the expirience of an unseen friendship.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 8, 2010

    Great gift!

    I got this for my sister who hates reading and she loved it! Definately buying the next few.

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