Jill McCorkle is a native of Lumberton, North Carolina. She

graduated from Lumberton High School in 1976, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980, and from the Hollins College Masters Program in Writing in 1981. She has written five novels: The Cheer Leader, July 7th, Tending to Virginia, Ferris Beach, and Carolina Moon. Her two collections of short stories are titled Crash Diet and Final Vinyl Days.

From School Library Journal

YA-- Ferris Beach is where excitement and glamour start--at least that's what Kate thinks as she hears about her cousin Angela who lives there. Kate has had a humdrum, "normal" childhood; her conservative mother and humorous father have brought her up "properly," while Angela has had freedom and romance. But even freedom has its dark side, as Kate finds out. This coming-of-age novel is special. The humor, tenderness, sharply defined characters, and a feeling of "being there" make the 1970s come alive in the small Southern community depicted.

- Diana C. Hirsch, Prince George's County Memorial Library System,

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