Loon Cove Summer
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- 5,49 €
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- 5,49 €
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"A warm-hearted novel ... balances profound loss with humor and hope." - Kate Allen, author of The Line Tender
Thirteen-year-old Sarah Richardson is determined that her life will finally get unstuck this summer. She just knows it. Her to-do list? Brave the lake again. Save the loons. Stop missing Mom. Her one bright spot: volunteering at the local wild bird rehabilitation center.
The summer looks even brighter when Sarah meets Theo, the boy staying at her family's Maine lakeside campground who cares about protecting the loons just like she does. But when Sarah's family may have to move, she adds a new to-do item: save their home. And when she suspects Dad is dating Theo's aunt, the naturalist helping research environmental dangers to the loons, Sarah is caught in a new world of grief.
With the looming reality of losing her dad, her home, and the loons, Sarah must make a big statement to take control of her life. Capturing inspiration from her late mother's Appalachian Trail hiking journal, she boldly plans a solo wild adventure. But as her challenges mount, she wonders if her courage will earn her the voice she seeks-or if she's made a reckless choice that just might claim her life.
"As sparkling, refreshing, and mysterious as a Maine lake in summertime." - Cathy Carr, author of 365 Days to Alaska
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Against a mellow summer backdrop, Galanti (Unicorn Island) follows a grieving tween's attempts to move forward after loss. On the coast of Maine, 13-year-old Sarah helps her father run Loon Cove, a lakeside campground. Six months after her mother's death and with her best friend away for most of the summer, Sarah decides to devote herself to the loons she loves, volunteering at a nearby bird rehabilitation center. Her plans shift when she meets Theo, one of the seasonal campers, after a loon is injured on the lake. Together with Theo's aunt Maggie—a researcher studying the area's declining loon population—the youths rescue the bird, forming an unexpected connection in the process. As Sarah grows closer to Maggie, she finds herself conflicted about opening up emotionally, often turning to her mother's diary for comfort and guidance. When complications arise at home, Sarah increasingly leans on Theo for support, a link that slowly deepens into a tentative romance. Measured prose conveys emotional complexity with a lighthearted touch, allowing space for sorrow and joy to coexist and offering a nuanced portrayal of a girl contending with grief. It's a tender and uplifting story about healing through caring for the natural world. Ages 8–up. (Self-published)
