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Summer and July

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

Summer and July

Contributors:

By (Author) Paul Mosier

ISBN:

9780062849366

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Imprint:

HarperCollins

Publication Date:

2nd September 2020

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories

Dewey:

FIC

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

320

Dimensions:

Width 154mm, Height 219mm, Spine 30mm

Weight:

407g

Description


From the critically acclaimed author of Train I Ride and Echos Sister comes a moving story of friendship between two girls looking for some happiness in a world that can be a little cruel. Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead, Ali Standish, and Erin Entrada Kelly.

Twelve-year-old Juillet is preparing for the worst summer ever. She and her mom are staying in the seaside neighborhood of Ocean Park, California, for a month, where her mom will be working at the local hospital and Juillet will be on her own, like always.

Her dad is off in Europe with his new girlfriend, and her best friend, Fern . . . well, Juiller isnt allowed to talk to Fern anymore. Fern took the blame for Juillets goth-girl clothes and not-real fears, like sharks and rip currents and the number three.

Then Juillet meets Summer, a local surfer girl who knows the coolest people and places around town. With free-spirited and adventurous Summer, Juillet begins to come out of her shell and face the things weighing her down. But when Summer reveals her own painful secret, its Juillets turn to be the strong and supportive friend.

Named one of Bank Street College of Education's Best Childrens Books of the Year!

Reviews

"Hilarious, tender and wise, Summer and July is a story about facing our fears and learning to embrace the world. Do not miss this luminous gem of a novel." -- Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal Winning author of The One and Only Ivan

"Capturing the urgency and intensity of middle-school friendships, what he gets right is important: the thin, confusing line between best buddy and queer crush; the simultaneous need for independence and parental presence; and the ways that adolescent identity is a dance between frustration and buoyancy that can reveal itself in friendship." -- Publishers Weekly

"This novel is as much a love letter to California as it is a fish-out-of-water, new-friendship-or-budding-romance tale. For readers longing for escapade and sunshine, as well as those struggling with their own demons, Juillet and Summer are sure to bring companionship, understanding, and the urge to catch a few waves. " -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Engaging first-person narrative has emotional openness, wry reflection, and vividly drawn settings. There's something real and haunting about these vulnerable characters and their journey together. A beach book with some complexity as well as a happy ending." -- Booklist

Author Bio

Paul Mosier lives near his place of birth in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. He has written two other books for middle grade readers, the critically acclaimed Train I Ride and Echo's Sister. Visit him on his blog, www.novelistpaulmosier.wordpress.com.

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