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Jeff Greene was only seven when Melody, his mother, left him with his reserved, undemonstrative father, the Professor. So when she reenters his life years later with an invitation to spend the summer with her in Charleston, Jeff is captivated by her free spirit and warmth, and he eagerly looks forward to returning for another visit the following year.But Jeff's second summer in Charleston ends with a devastating betrayal, and he returns to his father wounded almost beyond bearing. But out of Jeff's pain grows a deepening awareness of the unexpected and complicated ways of love and loss and of family and friendship -- and the strength to understand his father, his mother, and especially himself.A NEWBERY HONOR BOOKAMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CHILDREN'S NOTABLE BOOKAMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTSAMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BEST OF THE BEST FOR YOUNG ADULTSINTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION TEACHERS' CHOICEINTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION YOUNG ADULT CHOICE"BOOKLIST" EDITORS' CHOICE

"All Jeff Greene wants is his mother, Melody, back. His father, the Professor, is a difficult man-at least, so his mother tells him. But when Melody takes off to save the world, Jeff is left alone to navigate life with his quiet, emotionless father ... and to dream of ways to reconnect with the mother he once thought was so perfect. How could Jeff ever know that when Melody finally does come crashing back into his life, it will change his relationships-with his mother, with his father, and even with himself-forever?" -60 Second Recap