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    Review: The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach by Pam Jenoff

    Last Summer at Chelsea Beach by Pam Jenoff Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Mira Date: July 28, 2015 Adelia Montforte didn’t want to leave Italy, but with war breaking out and the Jewish people growing ever more afraid for their lives, her parents forced her onto a boat with no luggage, no money, and little hope of ever seeing them again. For anyone this would be terrifying but for a teenager struggling to figure out who she is, it was devastating. In America, her life is anything but settled. She barely knows the relatives she’s living with and she understands that taking her in wasn’t something they were necessarily happy about…