Summerlost : a novel / by Ally Condie.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, NY : Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 249 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780399187193
- 0399187197
- Summer lost
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | Condie Allyson | Available | 33111008155646 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Condie Allyson | Available | 33111008389245 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A tender and compelling contemporary novel for young readers about facing loss and finding friendship, from Ally Condie, international bestselling author of the Matched series.
Nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for the 2017 Edgar Award
"Kids are awesome. And they are diverse. There are children with different abilities and backgrounds and experiences, and every one of them deserves to find themselves in children's literature and to know that they matter." -Ally Condie, on Summerlost
Sometimes it takes a new friend to bring you home. It's the first real summer since the accident that killed Cedar's father and younger brother, Ben. Cedar and what's left of her family are returning to the town of Iron Creek for the summer. They're just settling into their new house when a boy named Leo, dressed in costume, rides by on his bike. Intrigued, Cedar follows him to the renowned Summerlost theatre festival. Soon, she not only has a new friend in Leo and a job working concessions at the festival, she finds herself surrounded by mystery. The mystery of the tragic, too-short life of the Hollywood actress who haunts the halls of Summerlost. And the mystery of the strange gifts that keep appearing for Cedar.
Infused with emotion and rich with understanding, Summerlost is the touching new novel from Ally Condie, the international bestselling author of the Matched series that highlights the strength of family and personal resilience in the face of tragedy.
"Generous and bittersweet, Summerlost has the emotional acuity of Ms. Condie's writing for older teenagers, but it's pitched just right for readers ages 10-14." - Wall Street Journal
"Funny, sad, sweet, and heartwarming." -Parents.com, Special Needs Now blog
★ " Condie is at her best . . . grabbing readers' interest from the first page." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review
★ "Thoughtful, poetic chapter endings guide readers new to psychological depth toward meaningful connections between plot events and thematic reflections." -- BCCB , starred review
"A nuanced portrait of grief deeply grounded in the middle-school mind-set." -- Booklist
"Honest, lovely, and sad." -- Kirkus Reviews
It's been a year since the devastating car accident that killed Cedar's father and younger brother, Ben. But now Cedar and what's left of her family are spending the summer in her mother's hometown of Iron Creek and trying to mend their broken pieces. Memories surround Cedar, including strange gifts that begin to appear in the night -- the type of small household items her brother Ben used to collect. Until one day a boy named Leo, dressed in costume, rides by on his bike, and everything about Cedar's summer changes. Soon, Cedar not only has a job working at the renowned Summerlost theater festival, but also a growing friendship with Leo that will blossom as they piece together clues about the short and tragic life of one of Iron Creek's most famous residents.
Ages 10-14.