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Memories of Summer

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By Ruth White
Publisher Farrar, Straus Giroux - (Farrar, Straus Giroux (BYR))
Memories of Summer
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By the author of the Newbery Honor book Belle Praters Boy It is the mid1950s, and Lyrics familys dream is finally coming true they are moving from the backwoods of southwest Virginia to Flint, Michigan, where her father hopes to get an assemblyline job for a car manufacturer. Thirteenyearold Lyric has always been close to and admired her older sister, Summer, who is pretty and popular. But in their new hometown, Summer unexpectedly and drastically changes. She becomes remote, speaks gibberish, stops taking care of her appearance, wont go to high school, and then seems to have hallucinations. Lyric and her father try to cope with the devastating effects of Summers mental illness, but, sadly, there is no bringing the old Summer back. Ruth White has written a heartwrenching novel which, despite the sad and serious subject matter, offers readers humor and hope and most of all love.

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30098 words30,098 words
144 pages144 pages
Lexile 680LLexile 680L
Grade 5 to 8Grade 5 to 8
Published 2000Published 2000

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Book ISBN:

9780374349455

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