Memories of Summer - 9780374349455
Un libro in lingua di Ruth White edito da Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2000
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By the author of the Newbery Honor book Belle Prater's Boy
It is the mid-1950s, 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 assembly-line job for a car manufacturer. Thirteen-year-old 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 heart-wrenching novel which, despite the sad and serious subject matter, offers readers humor and hope and most of all love.
It is the mid-1950s, 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 assembly-line job for a car manufacturer. Thirteen-year-old 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 heart-wrenching novel which, despite the sad and serious subject matter, offers readers humor and hope and most of all love.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Memories of Summer
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Ruth White
- Editore: Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Collana: Farrar Straus & Giroux (School And Library)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 29 Gennaio '00
- Genere: JUVENILE FICTION
- Argomenti : Mental illness Fiction Sisters Fiction Mountain life Virginia Fiction
- Pagine: 135
- Dimensioni mm: 215 x 146 x 19
- ISBN-10: 0374349452
- EAN-13: 9780374349455