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When Sumi's brother leaves for boarding school, her best friend moves away, her grandfather dies, and her mother withdraws into grief, Sumi finds herself facing the beginning of adolescence alone and afraid.
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Set in the early '60s, this tender novel examines the pain of growing up through a girl's sense of loss. The death of Grandfather Gene marks the first disruption of Sumi Kell's 11th year. The second occurs when Drake, her older brother, leaves home to attend private school. After his departure, the house seems empty, adults act preoccupied, and Sumi feels distanced from other girls in her class who have taken a sudden interest in clothes and boys. When best friend Keezie moves away, Sumi is devastated. She tries to fit in at school by emulating the manners of a popular, young teacher, but her efforts prove futile. No single event dispels Sumi's feelings of isolation; gradually she comes to accept her altered world and view it from a new perspective. Through beautiful prose and sharp imagery, Lyon crystallizes the significant moments in this child's life. First-person narration allows readers to become intimately involved with Sumi's emotional struggles; those who enjoy a quiet, reflective read will cherish this sensitive book. Ages 11-14.
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Red Rover, Red Rover
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Orchard Books, New York, 1989
ISBN 10: 0531058328
ISBN 13: 9780531058329
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Red Rover, Red Rover
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ISBN 10: 0531058328
ISBN 13: 9780531058329
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition First Printing. Signed by author [name only] at title page. Complete number line at copyright page. NON price-clipped DJ [$12.95] in new archival mylar, clean, colors bright, some edge wear [edge tears at back]. Pages [131] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square; a small area of bottom page edges brushed with light green color. Orange boards, blue spine, silver lettering, some shelf-wear to extremities.When Sumi's brother leaves for boarding school, her best friend moves away, her grandfather dies, and her mother withdraws inot grief, Sumi finds herself facing the beginning of adolescence alone and afraid. A Richard Jackson book. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 001287