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During the summer before her Junior year in high school, Alice learns that a friend is suffering from leukemia, goes to the beach with Pamela and Elizabeth, watches as Lester is rejected by the woman he loves, and has her first job away from the Melody Inn, where her father is her boss. This is one of the entries in the series that follows a variety of sub-plots without a major focus. ( )

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