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The Melinda Zone
Margaret Willey
Paperback (iUniverse, July 28, 2003)Having grown up with divorced parents, 14-year-old Melinda (called Mindy by her mother; Linda by her father) is weary of being caught in the middle of her warring adults. She finds relief during a summer spent with her aunt, uncle, and beloved older cousin, Sharon. She also meets Paul, the boy who helps her find the "Melinda Zone." But her cousin's household is in turmoil and Melinda learns more than she dreamed about standing up for herself and being fair to the people she loves.
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Melinda Zone, The
Margaret Willey
Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Feb. 1, 1993)Torn between the expectations of divorced parents, fifteen-year-old Melinda spends a summer with her aunt and uncle and is introduced to another slant on family.
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MELINDA ZONE
Margaret Willey
Mass Market Paperback (Laurel Leaf, April 1, 1994)Time with her aunt and uncle, away from her difficult family situation, allows fifteen-year-old Mindy to realize how the stress of this situation is affecting her, and she struggles to find a way to confront her parents about it. Reprint.