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Hobbs, Valerie

The Last Best Days of Summer

199 pp. | Farrar/Foster | April, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-374-34670-6 $16.99
(4) 4-6 Twelve-year-old Lucy navigates a rocky social landscape, including a sometimes embarrassing friendship with her neighbor Eddie, who has Down syndrome. Lucy looks forward to vacation at her grandmother's lake house, but once she's there it becomes apparent that her beloved grandmother is slipping into dementia. The novel drags initially but gains momentum and ultimately provides a layered portrait of a girl in transition.
Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

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