Summer of Stolen Secrets, Julie Sternberg
Summer of Stolen Secrets, Julie Sternberg
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Summer of Stolen Secrets

Author: Julie Sternberg

Narrator: Jorjeana Marie

Unabridged: 5 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/11/2021


Synopsis

A city girl spends the summer in the South and learns the secrets of her estranged extended family.

Catarina has never met her strict Jewish grandmother. But now, with an opportunity to spend three weeks in Baton Rouge and away from her best-friends-turned-bullies, Cat packs her bags and leaves New York City to get to know the woman who has always been a mystery. Down South, she begins working at her grandmother's luxury department store with her rebellious cousin Lexie. Nothing seems to be going right and nobody talks about the past. But just when Cat is starting to think that this whole trip may have been a huge mistake, she stumbles onto a secret from a time her grandmother refuses to speak of. Suddenly Cat's summer, and everything she thought she knew, has changed.

Award-winning author Julie Sternberg tells a tender family story full of humor, heart, and heartbreak that reveals the power of forgiveness and proves it's never too late to start over.

About The Author

Julie Sternberg is the bestselling author of the Eleanor series, which includes Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie, a Texas Bluebonnet Award Master list selection and a Gryphon Award winner. Before becoming a writer, Julie worked as a public interest lawyer. Please visit her at juliesternberg.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on May 02, 2021

I don't know about you, but books I read seem to establish connections with each other. This one is no exception. More about that in a bit. Our main character Catarina lives in NYC, but her paternal grandmother has a department store in Baton Rouge. After unwelcome friend drama at school, Cat welcom......more

Goodreads review by Lonna on August 07, 2021

Catarina (Cat) is a NYC girl, daughter of a Jewish dad and a Christian mom, but she knows nothing of her paternal grandmother's history nor her Jewish faith, as her father's mother did not approve of the marriage. No one has spoken since then. After her two "friends" inexplicably ghost Cat, she take......more

Goodreads review by Yapha on February 01, 2021

When Catarina's best friends turn into middle school mean girls, she jumps at the chance to get out of New York and spend the summer with her cousin in Baton Rouge. Part of the allure is the mysterious grandmother she has never met. Cat is excited to get to know her grandmother and work in the famil......more

Goodreads review by LS on July 16, 2021

I know so many readers, myself included, that enjoys historical fiction books that talk about the Holocaust. I wish that this book contained a few more details about Safta’s life. Also, the way this was written made for some awkward wording. But I will be recommending this to historical fiction love......more


Quotes

"This thoughtful story is at times melancholy and at times delightfully deadpan. ... Sweet and memorable." --Kirkus Reviews

“An engaging realistic fiction novel about family trauma and healing that will have readers turning pages and wanting more. A solid purchase for ­libraries.” --School Library Journal

“Much of the charm of this intergenerationally focused story comes from Cat’s humorous epistolary narrative. The autobiographical and emotional roots of Sternberg’s (the Eleanor series) novel rise on the pages, making for a sensitive heroine and a tenderhearted tale sprinkled with Jewish and Creole history.” –-Publishers Weekly