Summerlost by Ally Condie
››› Get audio book for free. ‹‹‹ Original Title: Summerlost ISBN: ISBN13: Autor: Ally Condie (Goodreads Author) Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars (1833) counts Original Format: Kindle Edition, 253 pages Download Format: PDF, FB2, MOBI, MP3. Published: March 29th 2016 / by Dutton Books for Young Readers Language: English
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Description: 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. “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,Summerlostis 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 newto psychological depth toward meaningful connections between plot events andthematic reflections."—BCCB,starred review "A nuanced portrait of grief deeply grounded in the middle-school mind-set."—Booklist
"Honest, lovely, and sad."—Kirkus Reviews
From the Hardcover edition.
About Author:
Ally Condie is a former high school English teacher who lives with her husband, three sons and one daughter outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. She loves reading, running, eating, and listening to her husband play guitar.
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- Reached (Matched, #3)
- Crossed (Matched, #2)
- Atlantia
- Matched Trilogy Box Set
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Rewiews:
Dec 28, 2016 Natalie Rated it: really liked it Shelves: diverse-reads “It’s not right that something so big, your entire life, depends on a million tiny things.” I’m so glad that I’ve finally read this book, it was one of my anticipated reads of the month. This follows an incredibly moving coming-of-age story about 12-year-old Cedar Lee, who has moved to Iron Creek, Utah, for the summer with her mother and younger brother, Miles. And it follows their journey trying to regroup after an accident that claimed the lives of Cedar’s father and younger brother, Ben. Outside “It’s not right that something so big, your entire life, depends on a million tiny things.” I’m so glad that I’ve finally read this book, it was one of my anticipated reads of the month. This follows an incredibly moving coming-of-age story about 12-year-old Cedar Lee, who has moved to Iron Creek, Utah, for the summer with her mother and younger brother, Miles. And it follows their journey trying to regroup after an accident that claimed the lives of Cedar’s father and younger brother, Ben. Outside her new house, Cedar quickly meets enthusiastic and enterprising Leo Bishop, who gets her a job at Summerlost, the town’s yearly Shakespeare festival. As they team up to give secretive walking tours about the life of legendary actress and hometown hero Lisette Chamberlain, they become enthralled by the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.
“It surprised me how much I liked giving the tour and learning about Lisette. I’d thought it might be hard, but it wasn’t. She was like a character, someone I was learning about from a book or watching in a show. Long gone, far away.” And I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this book. I really liked that the chapters were short because I’ve been starting but not finishing books and Summerlost is another book that helped me get over that. It’s also one of those “just one more chapter” books because of the shortness.
This book managed to encompass everything that I wanted in a contemporary book: Incredible friendships Exciting adventures with a hint of mystery Hilarious dialogue Realistic family relationships A great summer feel to it “My dad used to say that life was like turning the pages in a book. “Oh, look,” he’d say, pretending to flip the pages in the air after we’d had something bad happen to us. “Bad luck here on page ninety-seven. And on ninety-eight. But something good here on ninety-nine! All you had to do was keep reading!” *Note: I'm an Amazon Affiliate. If you're interested in buying Summerlost, just click on the image below to go through my link. I'll make a small commission!*
This review and more can be found on my blog. 109 likes 10 comments
Natalie Brittany wrote: "Wonderful review! Really want to read this book! Do you think an 11 year old could read?" Thank you and yes, I definitely think an 11 Brittany wrote: "Wonderful review! Really want to read this book! Do you think an 11 year old could read?" Thank you and yes, I definitely think an 11 year old could really enjoy this :)
Apr 06, 2016 12:18AM
Brittany Thank you for answering Natalie! :) My sister is 11 and I love this author, so great.
Apr 06, 2016 06:26AM
