Books with title SUMMER SLEEP

* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Summer is an absorbing tale about the sexual awakening of its protagonist, Charity Royall, and her cruel treatment by the father of her child, and shares many plot similarities with Wharton's better-known novel, Ethan Frome. Only moderately well received when originally published, Summer has had a resurgence in critical popularity since the 1960s.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of American literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.

Considered by some to be her finest work, Edith Wharton’s Summer created a sensation when first published in 1917, as it was one of the first novels to deal honestly with a young woman’s sexual awakening.Summer is the story of Charity Royall, a child of mountain moonshiners adopted by a family in a poor New England town, who has a passionate love affair with Lucius Harney, an educated man from the city. Wharton broke the conventions of women’s romantic fiction by making Charity a thoroughly independent modern woman—in touch with her emotions and sexuality, yet kept from love and the larger world she craves by the overwhelming pressures of heredity and society.Praised for its realism and honesty by such writers as Joseph Conrad and Henry James and compared to Flaubert’s Madame Bovary, Summer remains as fresh and powerful a novel today as when it was first written.

Eighteen-year–old Charity Royall is bored with life in the small town of North Dormer. She is a librarian and ward of North Dormer’s premier citizen, Lawyer Royall. While working at the library, Charity meets visiting architect Lucius Harney. The novel details the sexual awakening of Charity Royall, and shares many plot similarities with Wharton's better known novel, Ethan Frome

A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.It was the beginning of a June afternoon. The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it. A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer. The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages. The clump of weeping-willows about the duck pond, and the Norway spruces in front of the Hatchard gate, cast almost the only roadside shadow between lawyer Royall's house and the point where, at the other end of the village, the road rises above the church and skirts the black hemlock wall enclosing the cemetery.

Every season, nature changes. What do animals, plants, and the weather do in each season? The carefully leveled text in each book offers simple explanations along with stunning photographs to draw in readers. Spot Books' unique search and find feature encourages young readers to interact with these low-level nonfiction books. This search-and-find book invites early readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about animals and weather in the Summer season.

Be Instantly Transported to Sleep-Away CampSummer Sleep-Away is the tale of a young boy's first summer at sleep-away camp. Far from home, separated from his family and not knowing a soul, Mattie Kleinfeld is scared, homesick and cries himself to sleep. But soon the tears give way to new friends and fantastic adventures, as the book takes you along with Mattie, a fish-out-of water, that kids and grown ups alike can relate to. Mattie goes hiking and fishing. He sails and swims and participates in team sports. But it is not the canoe trips or overnights that set this summer apart; it is not even his first girlfriend. It is a clue that he and his pals stumble upon that leads them to the adventure of a lifetime, to a vast treasure and to a window that sheds light on Mattie's unique background. Summer Sleep – Away is an enjoyable teen book for any time of year.

For Gaia, Terra stopped being just a name, and now it's a reality. Haunted by Azazel's last words and the painful loss of a loved one, Gaia will have to overcome the challenges of becoming Mother Nature while being stranded in a strange new world and feeling conflicted by her contradicting thoughts. With the help of powerful Terrians, her human family and The Six, Gaia will embark towards an adventure where she'll try to pass Terra's Temples and claim her rightful place, but, would she be able to succeed without losing herself?