Age
9-12
Grade
4-7
Nora Raleigh Baskin
The Summer Before Boys
Paperback
(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers April 3, 2012)
, Reprint edition
“Vivid and moving. I loved it.” —Rebecca Stead, Newbery-winning author of When You Reach Me
Julia and Eliza are best friends, so when Julia’s mom is sent to serve in Iraq, it makes perfect sense for her to spend the summer with Eliza and her parents. Any other time, Julia would be thrilled to be there. But on top of worrying about her mom, Julia develops her first real crush. The gap between Julia and Eliza keeps widening—until Eliza does something drastic to win back her best friend.
In her follow-up to the award-winning Anything But Typical, Nora Baskin Raleigh has written a powerful, touching story about friendship, first love, and how the people who are farthest away from us are sometimes the ones we need the most.
Julia and Eliza are best friends, so when Julia’s mom is sent to serve in Iraq, it makes perfect sense for her to spend the summer with Eliza and her parents. Any other time, Julia would be thrilled to be there. But on top of worrying about her mom, Julia develops her first real crush. The gap between Julia and Eliza keeps widening—until Eliza does something drastic to win back her best friend.
In her follow-up to the award-winning Anything But Typical, Nora Baskin Raleigh has written a powerful, touching story about friendship, first love, and how the people who are farthest away from us are sometimes the ones we need the most.
- ISBN
- 141698674X / 9781416986744
- Pages
- 208
- Weight
- 4.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.1 x 0.6 in.
Enjoy reading The Summer Before Boys? You may also like these books
-
U
Nora Raleigh Baskin
Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story
Paperback (Atheneum Books for Young Readers May 16, 2017) -
V
Nora Raleigh Baskin
Ruby on the Outside
Paperback (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers June 14, 2016) -
X
Nora Raleigh Baskin
Anything But Typical
Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers March 24, 2009) -
X
Nora Raleigh Baskin
Anything But Typical
eBook (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers March 24, 2009)
