Bibliograph

Summer of the war, Gloria Whelan

Type

Label

Summer of the war, Gloria Whelan

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Summer of the war

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Gloria Whelan

Summary

It's the summer of 1942. At her grandparents' island cottage in Michigan, 14-year-old Belle excitedly awaits the arrival of her exotic older cousin, Carolyn. Belle's expecting worldly sophistication and French style. But Carolyn brings much more than that: she carries the troubling reality of the World War that is ravaging her home. Turtle Island will never be the same again. Set against the backdrop of breezy island cottages, this heartrending tale from National Book Award medalist Gloria Whelan is the story of a beautiful place and a special friendship-and how events thousands of miles away shaped them both

Target audience

juvenile

Creator