Kimberly K Jones

Sand Dollar Summer Kimberly K Jones

Brief Description: When twelve-year-old Lise spends the summer on an island in Maine with her self-reliant mother and bright--but oddly mute--younger brother, her formerly safe world is complicated by an aged Indian neighbor, her mother's childhood friend, and a hurricane. Marc Notes: A novel--Cover.; Real life. Real you.--Cover.; When twelve-year-old Lise spends the summer on an island in Maine with her self-reliant mother and bright--but oddly mute--younger brother, her formerly safe world is complicated by an aged Indian neighbor, her mother's childhood friend, and a hurricane.; 1; 010-014. Publisher Marketing: Twelve-year-old Lise watches her safe world fall apart when her strong, self-reliant mom is injured in a car accident. To recuperate, Mom takes Lise and her bright little brother to live in a rattletrap house on the beach in Maine for the summer. Although her mother grew up there, this is Lise's first experience with the ocean. She's terrified by what may be lurking in the cold depths and confused by the ways that Maine is changing her mother. As secrets from the past start spilling out, even the solid earth may not keep Lise safe anymore. Lise will have to learn to go with the flow -- or risk falling apart -- in this tender, funny, and wise novel...the story of one family's unforgettable summer. Review Citations:

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1054 (EAN 9781416958345, Paperback)

Kirkus Review - Children 05/15/2006 pg. 518 (EAN 9781416903628, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 06/01/2006 pg. 160 (EAN 9781416903628, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Booklist 05/15/2006 pg. 46 (EAN 9781416903628, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 341 (EAN 9781416903628, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2007 pg. 132 (EAN 9781416903628, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2007 pg. 83 (EAN 9781416903628, Hardcover)

Library Journal 09/04/2006 (EAN 9781416903628, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 888 (EAN 9781416903628, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1054 (EAN 9781416903628, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Jones, Kimberly K Kimberly K. Jones is the author of "Sand Dollar Summer, " which earned two starred reviews, was named a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, and was chosen by "Booklist" as one of the Top Ten First Novels for Youth. She lives in Monkton, Vermont. Visit her online at kimberlykjones.com.