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Summerlings: A Novel
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9780525565482
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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. 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. 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.
- | Author: Lisa Howorth
- | Publisher: Anchor
- | Publication Date: July 07, 2020
- | Number of Pages: 256 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0525565485
- | ISBN-13: 9780525565482
- Author:
- Lisa Howorth
- Publisher:
- Anchor
- Publication Date:
- July 07, 2020
- Number of pages:
- 256 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 0525565485
- ISBN-13:
- 9780525565482