Books with title The Stars of Summer

The old smelter had stood abandoned as long as Ron and his friends, Donny and Steve could remember. Ron and his friends are in for a surprise as the summer begins. Their plan to enter the scary smelter grounds and prove their bravery turns into a nightmare as they discover something totally unexpected. A body is found near the fence that surrounds the old smelter and a murder investigation begins. Ron’s brother Vern and his friend Gary who are experts at exploring the old smelter tell Ron and his friends a strange tale. They take Ron and his friends to the smelter where they are confronted by something that defies the imagination. As more bodies and it seems the police are stumped Ron and his friends begin to suspect that a werewolf is in their midst. A frightening story ensues as Ron and his friends try to kill the werewolf.

Evelyn laughed, cracking the ice. "The end of summer is coming up fast boys, better enjoy yourselves while you can!" she said.Marion is desperate to be able to ride her new horse while Christopher is equally determined to ride someone else's. Summer hurtles to a close at pony club camp and Noel, Dick and Henry are all about to set off in different directions to begin entirely new lives when the end of summer turns out to be more of an end than anyone expected...Josephine Pullein-Thompson's well loved characters return in the sequel to 'After the Pony Club'.

Told from the point of view of the third of four children, ten-year-old Jill, this moving novel portrays one summer in the life of a family being raised by two loving parents. Jill's dad is a factory foreman, while her mom is a homemaker. The three eldest children help around the house, but 16-year-old Margo hates country living, and Jill's adored brother Calvin is growing up and ignoring her. It seems only her four-year-old brother is really happy at home. The family's summer begins with their discovery that a family of skunks has moved in under their house. Afraid that the skunks will be startled and release their scents, the family tiptoes around until Calvin devises a plan to remove them. The skunks bring a myriad of problems, but the real change comes when a childhood friend of Jill's father shows up drunk one night, rousing the entire family from their beds. The children take J. B. in and sneak food to him in his hideaway in a distant corner of their property. Jill's limitless spunk and courage help her learn the value of family and friends as she comes to understand her own identity and role within the family.

In the summer of 1942, Belle excitedly awaits the arrival of her worldly older cousin, Caroline, who will join the family at their grandparents' island cottage in Michigan. Belle dreams of being introduced to French sophistication and style. But Carrie brings much more than that: She carries the troubling reality of the world war that is ravaging Europe. On quiet Turtle Island, a place where everything always stays the same, this one summer will bring about a world of change. Set against the backdrop of breezy island cottages and a faraway war, this heartrending tale from National Book Award winner Gloria Whelan is the story of a beautiful place and a unique friendship—and how events thousands of miles away shape them both.

Anna, Daniel, and Lucas seem to be living a dream. While their parents take care of a castle, they have the run of the grounds and the beautiful surrounding countryside. Their only concern is how best to catch the mysterious pike that lurks in the deep water of the moat. But when Daniel and Lucas’s mother first begins to seem tired all the time, and then loses her hair, Anna wonders what is going on. It is cancer, she is told, but Daniel and Lucas must not know. As the summer days grow shorter and the colors of the fields and flowers change, the boys eventually learn of their mother’s illness. Daniel becomes convinced that catching the pike will bring luck — that it might even cure his mother. But as her condition worsens, these three true friends can only wish that they could stop the destructive march of time. Jutta Richter’s powerful prose makes this sensitive story set during a summer idyll an unforgettable one.