One Brave Summer - Hardcover

Turner, Ann Warren

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060237325 ISBN 13: 9780060237325

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1995

Katy spends the summer in the mountains with her mother, an aspiring writer, and learns a great deal about life from her adventurous new friend Lena May

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Gr. 3^-5. When Ma decides that they will spend the summer in a remote mountain cabin, 10-year-old Katy Williams is unhappy. Her mother has big plans to write a novel; Katy is sure she will be bored because there will be no one to play with. Things change for the better when Katy meets redheaded Lena May, a boisterous girl who convinces Katy to try all sorts of new adventures. Together the two watch the birth of kittens, attend a funeral with howling dogs, capture a runaway pig, and seek medical help for Lena's grandmother. Turner addresses issues of friendship, preteen insecurities, and the mysteries of love in this engaging, often funny novel. The dichotomy between the ever-cautious Katy and her carefree and outgoing friend is particularly well drawn, and timid young readers will appreciate Turner's notion that bravery comes in many forms. Kay Weisman

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