The Summer I Learned to Fly, Dana Reinhardt
The Summer I Learned to Fly, Dana Reinhardt
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The Summer I Learned to Fly

Author: Dana Reinhardt

Narrator: Shannon McManus

Unabridged: 4 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/12/2011


Synopsis

Drew's a bit of a loner. She has a pet rat, her dead dad's Book of Lists, an encyclopedic knowledge of cheese from working at her mom's cheese shop, and a crush on Nick, the surf bum who works behind the counter. It's the summer before eighth grade and Drew's days seem like business as usual, until one night after closing time, when she meets a strange boy in the alley named Emmett Crane. Who he is, why he's there, where the cut on his cheek came from, and his bottomless knowledge of rats are all mysteries Drew will untangle as they are drawn closer together, and Drew enters into the first true friendship, and adventure, of her life.

About The Author

Dana Reinhardt is the author of A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life, Harmless, How to Build a House, and The Things a Brother Knows. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on March 27, 2011

"At school, with my classmates and friends, I had to decode the hidden meaning of words, to search for what Ms. Bethel in our English class called intentionality. There was what people said, and then there was what they were thinking. Take that first lunch at Antonio's when Georgia said Shut up, whe......more

Goodreads review by Ina on February 13, 2015

Being thirteen is difficult for most people...it is especially difficult for Drew, who has to endure more than most, during her 13th summer. She discovers family secrets, meets a mysterious boy - with a story of his own - and must come to terms with her widowed mother's secret relationship and the a......more


Quotes

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, May 23, 2011:
"Laced with mystery and fascinating details about Drew's chief interests--rats and cheese--this quiet novel invites readers to share in its heroine's deepest yearnings, changing moods, and difficult realizations. Strong imagery...will stay with readers."


Awards

  • Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
  • Kid's Indie Next List "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers"
  • Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award