Posts Tagged ‘summer’
The Monster Variations





Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2009
Fiction
ISBN: 0385737335
Pages
Synopsis
It’s probably the final summer that James, Willie, and Reggie will be able to hang out as best friends. Willie has been struck by a truck and loses an arm, causing him to struggle to keep up with his two friends. Also, another boy is hit with a car and killed and a curfew is enacted to keep boys safe. The story winds it way through the summer, moving from boy to boy and sometimes showing them together. Giving an expose into each young man’s life, it’s apparent that all three of them have different difficult circumstances they must overcome, not to mention that they may be caught sneaking out after the curfew to go on summer adventures. The story delves into the journey between boy and manhood and the inner demons that each of us face as we grow older. …
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The Penderwick’s: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy





Knopf Books For Young Readers, 2005
Fiction
ISBN-10: 0375831436
272 pages
National Book Award Winner
Synopsis
The four Penderwick sisters are at first dismayed that they may not have a summer getaway adventure, but soon something opens up. They drive just a short while and end up at the Arundel estate, a place with a high society history and a difficult place for the four sisters to stay out of trouble. …
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