This audiobook is for fans of Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, Mick Kelly, and other stories of kids and adventures—some frivolous and some perilous and tragic. Narrator Michael Crouch captures the spirit of the novel by providing just the right level of enthusiasm for the characters, who include three pals and a tomboy, Ukrainian émigrés, and a possible Nazi sympathizer. The story takes place when the Cold War was ever present and WWII not a distant memory. A plan to steal a poisonous insect to get back at a neighborhood bully and to help a young woman who’s in an abusive relationship makes for a unique coming-of-age story. Throughout his narration, Crouch conveys a longing for a simpler time when things really weren’t that simple. J.P.S. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
It's the summer of 1959 in the seemingly tranquil suburbs of Washington, D.C. But our young narrator, John, and his best friends, Ivan and Max, know the truth: every door on their street could be hiding*an escaped*Nazi or a spy with secrets about the A-bomb. The*entire city*is being plagued by an inexplicable spider infestation-surely evidence of “insect warfare” by the Russians! So when a rare vinegaroon-a whip scorpion-is discovered on Capitol Hill*and sequestered for*study at the Smithsonian, the boys, along with their tomboy accomplice, Beatriz, hatch a risky midnight plan to steal the*deadly*creature for their own devious purposes.
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Yet when the friends discover some very real instances of anti-Semitism and prejudice in the neighborhood, it's the shocking and tragic*events stemming from*a*well-intentioned community-building potluck party that change their lives forever.
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A vibrantly voiced,*heartfelt, and charming Cold War coming-of-age story,*Summerlings*captures the crystal-clear moments that mark the bittersweet reckoning of childhood's end.
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Yet when the friends discover some very real instances of anti-Semitism and prejudice in the neighborhood, it's the shocking and tragic*events stemming from*a*well-intentioned community-building potluck party that change their lives forever.
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A vibrantly voiced,*heartfelt, and charming Cold War coming-of-age story,*Summerlings*captures the crystal-clear moments that mark the bittersweet reckoning of childhood's end.
Summerlings: A Novel
It's the summer of 1959 in the seemingly tranquil suburbs of Washington, D.C. But our young narrator, John, and his best friends, Ivan and Max, know the truth: every door on their street could be hiding*an escaped*Nazi or a spy with secrets about the A-bomb. The*entire city*is being plagued by an inexplicable spider infestation-surely evidence of “insect warfare” by the Russians! So when a rare vinegaroon-a whip scorpion-is discovered on Capitol Hill*and sequestered for*study at the Smithsonian, the boys, along with their tomboy accomplice, Beatriz, hatch a risky midnight plan to steal the*deadly*creature for their own devious purposes.
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Yet when the friends discover some very real instances of anti-Semitism and prejudice in the neighborhood, it's the shocking and tragic*events stemming from*a*well-intentioned community-building potluck party that change their lives forever.
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A vibrantly voiced,*heartfelt, and charming Cold War coming-of-age story,*Summerlings*captures the crystal-clear moments that mark the bittersweet reckoning of childhood's end.
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Yet when the friends discover some very real instances of anti-Semitism and prejudice in the neighborhood, it's the shocking and tragic*events stemming from*a*well-intentioned community-building potluck party that change their lives forever.
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A vibrantly voiced,*heartfelt, and charming Cold War coming-of-age story,*Summerlings*captures the crystal-clear moments that mark the bittersweet reckoning of childhood's end.
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BN ID: | 2940169182835 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
Publication date: | 08/06/2019 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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