The Summer of Letting Go

Polisner, Gae

ISBN 10: 1616202564 / ISBN 13: 9781616202569

Published by Algonquin Young Readers, 2014

About this Item

New York, 2014; signed by author on title page; 1st edition; blue cloth covered boards; minimal shelf wear; illustrated jacket with mild wear; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior clean and unmarked; 316 pages.

Seller Inventory # SKU1162716

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Summer of Letting Go
• Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1616202564
• ISBN 13: 9781616202569
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Like New
• Weight: 17 ounces
• Signed: Signed by Author

About this title

Synopsis

Just when everything seems to be going wrong, hope―and love―can appear in the most unexpected places.

Summer has begun, the beach beckons―and Francesca Schnell is going nowhere. Four years ago, Francesca’s little brother, Simon, drowned, and Francesca’s the one who should have been watching. Now Francesca is about to turn sixteen, but guilt keeps her stuck in the past. Meanwhile, her best friend, Lisette, is moving on―most recently with the boy Francesca wants but can’t have. At loose ends, Francesca trails her father, who may be having an affair, to the local country club. There she meets four-year-old Frankie Sky, a little boy who bears an almost eerie resemblance to Simon, and Francesca begins to wonder if it’s possible Frankie could be his reincarnation. Knowing Frankie leads Francesca to places she thought she’d never dare to go―and it begins to seem possible to forgive herself, grow up, and even fall in love, whether or not she solves the riddle of Frankie Sky. 

About the Author

GAE POLISNER is the award-winning author of The Pull of Gravity. She is a family law mediator by trade but a writer by calling. She lives on Long Island with her husband and two sons. When she’s not writing, she can be found in a pool or, in warmer weather, in her wet suit in the open waters of Long Island Sound. The Summer of Letting Go is her second novel for teen readers.