Umbrella Summer

Annie Richards knows there are a million things to look out for--bicycle accidents, food poisoning, chicken pox, smallpox, typhoid fever, runaway zoo animals, and poison oak. That''s why being careful is so important, even if it does mean giving up some of her favorite things, like bike races with her best friend, Rebecca, and hot dogs on the Fourth of July. Everyone keeps telling Annie not to worry so much, that she''s just fine. But they thought her brother, Jared, was just fine too, and Jared died. It takes a new neighbor, who looks as plain as a box of toothpicks but has some surprising secrets of her own, to make Annie realize that her plans for being careful aren''t working out as well as she had hoped. And with a lot of help from those around her--and a book about a pig, too--Annie just may find a way to close her umbrella of sadness and step back into the sunshine. With winsome humor and a dash of small-town charm, Lisa Graff''s third novel is a touching look at rising above grief and the healing power of community.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Lisa Graff
• Verlag: Harper Collins Usa
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 02.06.2009
• Thema: Kinder- und Jugendbücher
• EAN: 9780061431876
• ISBN: 978-0-06-143187-6
• Anzahl Seiten: 240
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 14 x 21 x 2.2 cm
• Themen: Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Cooking and food, Children’s / Teenage general interest: City and town life, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Violence, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Stepfamilies, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Runaways, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Dating & Relationships, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Strangers, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Dating, relationships, romance and love, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Divorce, separation, family break-up, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Personal safety