Summer of Brave

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Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Family Stories of 2021 School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Books 2021 The Best Childrens Books of the Year 2022 Bank Street College STARRED REVIEW! "With compassion wry humor and pinpoint accuracy Parks weaves the multiple challenges facing adolescent girls into a compelling seamless narrative. Timely insightful and highly recommended."Kirkus Reviews starred review STARRED REVIEW! "A first purchase for middle grade collections as well as book clubs for this age range."School Library Journal starred review A heartfelt coming-of-age story set in the time of academic pressure divorce and the #MeToo movement. Twelve-year-old Lilla Baxter-Willoughby doesnt lie. Shes just a little bitselective. So when Vivi dares Lilla to start telling the truth as part of their Summer of Brave Lilla hesitates. Because if she says out loud what she really wants her whole life might crash down around her. And she doesnt need that. Except maybe she does.