Books with title The Last Innocent Summer

What will one woman sacrifice to save the lives of people she doesn’t even know?A flat tire on a deserted country road puts small town waitress, Jessie DuBois, in the hands of ruthless former CIA operative, Jonas Aronson. While she is his prisoner, Jessie learns of Aronson's plan to kill thousands of innocent people in a twisted act of revenge, but is helpless to prevent it. The Department of Defense, suspicious that Aronson is plotting to get even with the country he accuses of turning on him, sends Agent Stan Chastain to shadow him, learn his plans and, if their suspicions are correct, gather enough information to stop Aronson and destroy the shadowy group backing him.Injured and emotionally battered, Jessie is forced to accept when Chastain offers his help, but she soon realizes that he sees her, not as an innocent to be rescued and removed from harm’s way, but as a pawn to be sacrificed in his mission to stop Aronson.

For the first eleven years of their lives, neighbors Lila and Gavin were inseparable best friends. They did everything together. Until they didn't.Every detail of Lila's life has been meticulously planned out since she was a child. To the point where she forgot one vital thing: to live. When she receives news that drastically alters the path of her future, she realizes she has one last chance to create memories and make the most of her summer.Gavin, on the other hand, is known for his carefree attitude. He has lived a charmed life for almost eighteen years. He's never short on friends or a good time, he has a supportive family, and he's all set to go off to college and follow his dreams. The one thing he doesn't have is the girl.He doesn't know why Lila pushed him away all those years ago, but when Gavin finds her summer bucket list, he's determined to help his goody-two-shoes neighbor cross off every item and hopefully mend their friendship in the process. Even if that's not all he wants from her.He just hopes it's not too late.

For the first eleven years of their lives, neighbors Lila and Gavin were inseparable best friends. They did everything together.Until they didn’t. Every detail of Lila’s life has been meticulously planned out since she was a child. To the point where she forgot one vital thing: to live. When she receives news that drastically alters the path of her future, she realizes she has one last chance to create memories and make the most of her summer.Gavin, on the other hand, is known for his carefree attitude. He has lived a charmed life for almost eighteen years. He's never short on friends or a good time, he has a supportive family, and he's all set to go off to college and follow his dreams. The one thing he doesn’t have is the girl.He doesn’t know why Lila pushed him away all those years ago, but when Gavin finds her summer bucket list, he’s determined to help his goody-two-shoes neighbor cross off every item and hopefully mend their friendship in the process. Even if that’s not all he wants from her.He just hopes it's not too late.

It’s June 1948, and Charlotte Mason’s father is tentatively backing the family’s Oldsmobile into the driveway of a small two-story home in northeastern Georgia. Only five minutes ago, almost 8-year-old Charlotte was excited to move into their new house, but now she’s not so sure when she sees how quiet and lonely it appears. Sent to help move boxes to her room, it’s not long before she proves to be “too much of an obstacle,” and is forced to sit on the porch with nothing to do. This is when, as if from nowhere, the cutest boy she has ever seen appears in the front yard of the house directly across the street. Jumping up, she rushes over to meet him. “Hi! My name’s Charley,” she says, because only special people get to call her Charley. She soon learns the boy’s name is Frankie, that he’s the same age as her, and what’s more, he’s wearing a baseball mitt. Pointing to the New York Yankees baseball cap on her head, Charley grins. “Well? What are we waiting for?” she shouts excitedly. “Let’s go play!” It turns out that Frankie is amazing. Every throw and catch he makes is perfect, and because he thinks Charley is talented “for a girl,” he’s sure his friends would welcome her to join their team. Suddenly, Charley hears an unfamiliar voice calling her name. “Charlotte! Charlotte! Charlotte! Where are you? Charlotte!” A pretty blonde girl runs through the open backyard gate, and with fear and worry crawling all over her face, she stops short before screaming in outrage. Inspired by the movie, The Sandlot, and the novel, Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm, The Last Summer is also based on Jacquelyn Eubanks’s personal fantasy of being a different person in another time period. Who is this mysterious blonde girl, and why is she so incensed? As the novel fast-forwards to 1955, it’s guaranteed readers aged 12-16 who enjoy novels with a theme of first love, enjoy baseball/softball, and are interested in 1950s America will keep turning the pages to find out. “I want my readers to know that with confidence and inner strength, they can accomplish anything,” says the 14-year-old author. “I would also like them to understand the importance of not conforming to societal pressures and staying true to themselves, and to realize the value of true friendship and faith.” Nostalgic, romantic, and sweet, The Last Summer is the sort of story that will stay with readers for a long time.

What will one woman sacrifice to save the lives of people she doesn’t even know? A flat tire on a deserted country road puts small town waitress, Jessie DuBois, in the hands of ruthless former CIA operative, Jonas Aronson. While she is his prisoner, Jessie learns of Aronson's plan to kill thousands of innocent people in a twisted act of revenge, but is helpless to prevent it. The Department of Defense, suspicious that Aronson is plotting to get even with the country he accuses of turning on him, sends Agent Stan Chastain to shadow him, learn his plans and, if their suspicions are correct, gather enough information to stop Aronson and destroy the shadowy group backing him. Injured and emotionally battered, Jessie is forced to accept when Chastain offers his help, but she soon realizes that he sees her, not as an innocent to be rescued and removed from harm’s way, but as a pawn to be sacrificed in his mission to stop Aronson.

It’s a beautiful night in Fort Prince, CO, when Jericho Mann and River Coleman discover the world is going to end.Chosen to be a part of the select few who will survive, Jericho and River will be tested in ways they’ve never imagined, forced to make choices no one should ever have to make, and given the chance to help decide how the future will be shaped.

Everyone thinks of Samantha Kirby as just ‘one of the boys’: she plays ball, spits with the best of them, and she’s really handy with her fists. Even Sam’s older brother brags about how many boys she’s whipped in a fight. She lives in her favorite faded overalls and Davy Crockett cap, and she has no interest—or intention—of being a girl now, or ever.Summers in the woods of North Carolina have always been the best, what with building forts and tree houses, riding bikes, and swimming in the nearby river with her best friends, but this summer is shaping up to be anything but great. Nick arrives from San Diego not just bigger than last year, but also more rebellious, and with the shadow of her own inevitable changes looming, Sam fears that her days as ‘one of the boys’ is coming to an end.But worst of all, her best friend Kevin is moving to Japan at the end of the summer. She can’t imagine him no longer living across the street or sitting with her on the bus to school next year, but she’s determined to make the most of this last summer together, no matter what….

Eduardo, the sheltered son of a wealthy lawyer and land-owner, has failed two subjects in his end of term exams so, instead of going to the Galician coast with his mother at the beginning of July, he had to accompany his father on a short business trip to his abandoned estate, he to prepare for fresh exams, his father to sell the property. The heat was overwhelming and the only people who lived there were the two elderly retainers, Maruja and Baltasár. Baltasár told him stories, things about his father’s family that he didn’t know, but mostly he talked about the old grey mare, Gaviota, who had belonged to his Aunt Angeles. Gaviota and Angeles had been famous in bull rings in Spain and Portugal, but that was years ago and to Eduardo, who had never had close contact with any animal, Gaviota was just an old and insignificant horse. Suddenly the dull summer turns into a nightmare. Eduardo’s father has disappeared, the estate is over-run by violent men, the servants are killed, and he finds himself alone, terrified and desperately hungry, only he and the horse having survived the attack. All Eduardo wants to do is find his way home to his mother 560 miles away. With a desire for revenge in his heart and the old horse for company, he starts walking, battling with heat, hunger and fear all the way, but the journey of flight he sets out on opens his eyes to the poverty and oppression that sparked the war.

For a small Georgia town in 1955, things aren't always what they seem. Charlotte "Charley" Mason is viewed as your average weirdo tomboy by pretty much everybody - except her best friends, eight boys who play on a summer-long baseball team. In her team, she's viewed as an equal, unlike her home and school life. If she isn't being taunted by the Pretty Posse or Biff Richardson's gang, then she has her mother pressuring her to be a perfect little lady. These past years have made her tougher and stronger, especially with her two best friends, Frankie and Arthur, by her side. And then of course there's her Grandpa, who once was a professional baseball player for the Yankees, who passed on his passion of the game to her. He gave her the beloved signature Yankees baseball cap that she always wears. So you can imagine she's ready for a summer to remember...the only thing standing in her way is the sudden, out-of-the-blue fact that she is moving to New York on August first. She realizes she has one shot at making her last summer in Valia Springs worth while.

It’s a beautiful night in Fort Prince, CO, when Jericho Mann and River Coleman discover the world is going to end. Chosen to be a part of the select few who will survive, Jericho and River will be tested in ways they’ve never imagined, forced to make choices no one should ever have to make, and given the chance to help decide how the future will be shaped.

The Last Summer is the story of life in a rural community in Western Norway in the 1940's, right after The Second World War, seen through the eyes of Jens, a boy who is 12 years old as the story begins and 14 by the end. It was first published in Norwegian in 1950. The title of the book was Siste Sommaren and it was given the Best Book of the Year Award for Children and Young People's Literature in Norway. Although meant as a book for young people, it has been enjoyed through the years by all ages. The author, Nils Bjorgaas, was a teacher and writer who grew up in Voss, Norway. He was a great storyteller who could particularly describe the world opening up to a young boy growing out of childhood. The author's niece, Kari Bye, has translated the book into English. She also grew up in Voss, and moved back there after 30 years in the United States. She has worked as a designer and cultural educator in both countries.