Memories of Summer
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Book Overview
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.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0374349452
ISBN13:9780374349455
Release Date:August 2000
Publisher:Farrar Straus Giroux
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.71 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"
Age Range:10 to 15 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 10
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Memories of Summer
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I think the book Memories Of Summer by Ruth White is a great book! It is about a girl named Summer that is schizophrenic. Her sister, Lyric, cares a lot about her and tries to do everything she can, but just can?t do it. Summer does not listen to anything her sister says. She refuses to go to school, get dressed, take a bath and eat. Summer?s sister and her father have only one choice. Read the book to find out about there difficult decision.
~~**Aubrey**~~ **~~A Great Read for the Bored~~**
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
In Memories Of Summer,by Ruth White,a young girl called Lyric,loves her older sister Summer,even though Summer has a mental illness. All their life Summer, Lyric, and their father have lived a happy and peaceful life in the hills of Vigina, where Summer has always been a little odd. When they move to Michagan in search of a job, they face hard times. Also,Summer's strangeness turns into a mental illnesss. Summer Lyric,and their dad prove that love and faith will get them through anything.In my opinion, I admire Lyric.She loved Summer even when the illness took over and she was hard to love.She was a brave little girl who had to stand up to the entire school, and defend her sister.Every day before their father got home from work at 11:00 at night,Lyric took care of Summer. Their dad was a kind-hearted man also. He loved Summer just as much as Lyric did, and he protected both his daughters. If you are a middle schooler who loves great stories about people your age, I recommened this book for you. It is wonderfully writtenand and a great book.
A moving story of love and loss evolves
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Lyric and her older sister move from a small town to a big industrial city, and it's then that Lyric must face the difficult fact that her older sister is mentally ill, and that the progression of her illness may lead to danger for them all. A moving story of love and loss evolves.
So sad.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This book was VERY sad, but I loved it. I kept wondering if this book was about Ruth White's own sister. I would highly reccomend this book to anyone who doesn't mind a lot of sadness thrown in with all the happy parts.
You have to get it!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is the best book I have ever read. This book gives you it all laughs, tears and the fun of reading it! It deals with many different important issues throughout the book which make all your emotions seen. Once you pick this book up you can't put it down because you just have to know what ends up happening! A great beggining, middle and end! You can't get any better!
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