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Summerlings by Lisa Howorth
It's the summer of 1959 in the seemingly tranquil suburbs of Washington, D.C. But our young narrator, John, and his best friends, Ivan and Max, know the truth: every door on their street could be hiding a possible spy or Nazi sympathizer. The area is being plagued by an inexplicable spider infestation--surely evidence of insect warfare by the Russians So when a rare vinegaroon--a whip scorpion--is discovered and sequestered for museum study, the boys, along with their tomboy accomplice, Beatriz, hatch a risky midnight plan to steal the poisonous creature for their own devious purposes. Yet when the friends discover some very real instances of anti-Semitism and prejudice in their neighborhood, it's the shocking events stemming from their well-intentioned community-building potluck party that changes their lives forever. A vibrantly voiced, memorable, and charming Cold War coming-of-age story, Summerlings captures the crystal-clear moments that mark the bittersweet reckoning of childhood's end.
Howorth, Lisa: -
Lisa Howorth was born in Washington, DC, where her family has lived in the area for four generations. She moved to Oxford, Mississippi, where she married her husband, Richard, and raised their three children. They opened Square Books (named by Publishers Weekly as the 2013 Book Store of the Year) in 1979. Flying Shoes is a work of fiction, but the murder is based on the still-unsolved case of Lisa's stepbrother in 1966.
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| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780525565482 |
| ISBN 10 | 0525565485 |
| Title | Summerlings |
| Author | Lisa Howorth |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2020-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |