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Title details for The Summer I Learned to Fly by Dana Reinhardt - Available

The Summer I Learned to Fly

by Dana Reinhardt
Shannon McManus
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Drew's a bit of a loner. She has a pet rat, her dead dad's Book of Lists, an encyclopedic knowledge of cheese from working at her mom's cheese shop, and a crush on Nick, the surf bum who works behind the counter. It's the summer before eighth grade and Drew's days seem like business as usual, until one night after closing time, when she meets a strange boy in the alley named Emmett Crane. Who he is, why he's there, where the cut on his cheek came from, and his bottomless knowledge of rats are all mysteries Drew will untangle as they are drawn closer together, and Drew enters into the first true friendship, and adventure, of her life.

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  • Release date

    July 12, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780307915788
      • File size: 127109 KB
      • Duration: 04:24:48

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4.7
    • Lexile® Measure: 750
    • Interest Level: 6-12(MG+)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from May 23, 2011
      Reinhardt (The Things a Brother Knows) traces the friendship formed between two lonely adolescents in this atmospheric novel set in California during the 1980s. Thirteen-year-old Drew first runs into Emmett, a scraggly, slightly older boy, when she is looking for her lost pet rat in the alley behind her mother's gourmet cheese shop. Though reluctant to talk about himself, Emmett draws Drew into his world, eventually confiding his secret dream: to find a legendary spring with healing powers. Betraying her mother's trust by running away from home, Drew accompanies Emmett on an eye-opening journey to find the magic waters, during which she learns some bittersweet lessons about love and sacrifice. Laced with mystery and fascinating details about Drew's chief interestsârats and cheeseâthis quiet novel invites readers to share in its heroine's deepest yearnings, changing moods, and difficult realizations. Strong imagery, such as a description of the Golden Gate Bridgeâ"First faint and blurred like a watercolor painting, and then strong and vibrant, an electric red against a pale blue sky"âwill stay with readers. Ages 12âup.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4.7
  • Lexile® Measure:750
  • Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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