
She still has that hard shell she is trying to shed but has a hard time learning to trust. She also tries to get Rex to move to New York with her and does all the wrong things waiting for him to decide.

Murphy meets Rex’s Dad and is happy that he doesn’t hate her like most parents do who meet her. The girls face new conflicts and reach new heights.

She also has a sinking suspicion that something is wrong with Poopie and wonders if Poopie is retiring and wanting to go home. Birdie is working on her relationship with Enrico long distance through phone calls and endless letters. However, her mother doesn’t feel the same way about her and when it seems like for once she is going to be there for her daughter she flakes out and Leeda is left alone. She wants it so much that she agrees to be this year Pecan Queen because she can’t handle disappointing her mother. Leeda is still being a people pleaser and just wants what will make her mother like her. She doesn’t just want to get out but specifically to New York and NYU, in fact that is the only school she’s applied to. Murphy is consumed with the idea of college and getting out of town as soon as possible. Birdie is still home schooled while the other girls attend school together. The girls are back in school for their senior year of high school. Summary: This enchanting sequel to Peaches begins about where the other one left off. One thing's for sureit's going to be a juicy summer.The Secrets of Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson And, of course, they learn the trick to picking a perfect peach. But now that her parents are getting divorced, Birdie would rather spend the summer in the A/C eating Thin Mints than pick another peachtoo bad she doesn't have a choice.Thrown together at Darlington Orchard, Murphy, Leeda, and Birdie discover what it means to find a real soul mate, and that sometimes cute boys know a lot about peach cider. Now Leeda's country-club summer is out the windowshe'll be getting a serious sock tan working at her uncle's peach orchard instead.Birdie Darlington used to dance around her family's orchard picking peaches for fun. Unfortunately, Leeda's parents aren't too keen on her being touched anymore. But when she's caught stealing from the Darlington Orchard, she's forced to repay her debt picking peaches in the hot Georgia sun.Leeda Cawley-Smith has professionally whitened teeth and the softest skin her boyfriend has ever touched. The New York Times bestselling debut novel from critically acclaimed author Jodi Lynn Anderson follows three very different girls as they discover the secret to finding the right boy, making the truest of friends, and picking the perfect Georgia peach.Murphy McGowen has bright green eyes, a reputation as the wildest girl in Bridgewater, and a way of getting out of all the trouble she gets into.
