Cicada Summer

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When Eloise's get-rich-quick dad moves them back to his home town to turn the derelict family mansion into a convention centre, Eloise feels an immediate bond with the old house. She begins spending all her time there, ignoring her strange grandmother and avoiding the friendly boy next door. Then Eloise meets a 'ghost girl' who may or may not be from the house's past, and events take a strange - and ultimately dangerous - turn. Beautifully written, poignant and gripping, this is a charming and atmospheric story of personal growth, overcoming grief and the true nature of friendship and family.

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A gentle story, written with compassion, which unfolds in an unexpected way. Carousel This is a delicate and nuanced tale following the gradual return to life of a traumatised and emotionally isolated little girl... Full of emotional reality, this book could provide a good starting point todiscuss family relationships, bereavement and grief and the wide range of emotional responses we all have. School Librarian

Author Bio

Kate Constable's novels The Singer of All Songs, The Waterless Sea and The Tenth Power form the internationally acclaimed Chanters of Tremaris series. The Taste of Lightning is a stand-alone fantasy novel set in the same world. Always Mackenzie is a teen novel published in the Girlfriend Fiction series.