Sunday, August 26, 2012

The Summer Before Boys

The Summer Before Boys
by Nora Raleigh Baskin

Julia's life is changing.  Her mother is serving in Iraq, her father is busy with work, so she is living with her sister who is 22 years older and sharing a room with her niece, Eliza, who is the exact same age as she. 

Julia and Eliza are best friends but Julia is growing up faster.  She worries about her mother's safety in Iraq. She has trouble playing the imaginative games she and Eliza have always played.  Finally, she is starting to discover boys.  Will Julia be able to maintain her friendship with Eliza with all of these changes swirling about her?

Published: 2011

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Locations: Classroom, public library, and Amazon


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