Starfish Summer
Mamas girl! Thats what the kids at school call Amy. But spending the summer at the beach with her aunt Jenny will give Amy the chance to prove them wrong. Shell make new friends . . . and maybe even... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0060271930
ISBN13:9780060271930
Release Date:June 1998
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Length:88 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.7" x 8.6"
Age Range:7 to 10 years
Grade Range:Grades 2 to 5
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Great reading, written with much clarity and sensitivity.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
I was delighted to give this book to my grandaugter who is spending her first summer away from home, staying with me in Manasquan. Being away from home for an extended period, for the first time is a difficult adjustment at best. I feel the author did a superb job of dealing with the insecurities and universal feelings that can easily overwhelm a child. Most important she helps children understand they are not alone in their feelings, even adults can be insecure with change. The book helped my grandaughter to aggressively seek out new friendships, delight in new experiences, and understand that missing home is very normal. As a grandmother, I was grateful to find a book written with such clarity and sensitivity.
Excellent book for young readers. Intelligent and funny.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This is a wonderful book and I would love to see more work from this writer. I read Starfish Summer after my daughter raved about it and I agree wholehearteldy with her. The characters are beautifully constructed and are warm, funy and most of all, approachable. Amy, the main character, is in the process of learning who she is. For a long time, a Momma's Girl, on her first time away from her Mother, she begins to understand the "remarks "of her peers calling her a Momma Girl. Through a series of encounters with some dynamic and quirky characters at the beach, she begins to find her inner strenth and wins the friendship of a unwilling girl her age. What was most impressive in a book for this age was that the author didn't try to solve all the worlds problems nor lecture about how parents should be. One little girl with a big heart and a lot of courage shows us simply and subtley how by looking at the things we fear on their own terms, we can begin to solve them and grow in the process.
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