Wrong Way Summer, Heidi Lang
Wrong Way Summer, Heidi Lang
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Wrong Way Summer

Author: Heidi Lang

Narrator: Merissa Czyz

Unabridged: 6 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/30/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

According to Claire’s dad, every day is a Grand Adventure.

There might be a spaceship buried in the backyard, or a ghost in the basement, or a troll king who spies through the pipes. Claire used to love these stories, especially tales about her long-absent mom. But now that she’s twelve, Claire is tired of all the fantasy and just wants to know the truth.

So when her dad sells their house and moves the family into a converted van, she refuses to embrace the latest Grand Adventure, despite her little brother’s excitement. Why did they really leave home? And where are they going? Without answers, Claire is faced with a choice: Will she play along
with the stories her dad is spinning? Or will she force her family to face reality once and for all?

Equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking, Wrong Way Summer is a road-trip journey and coming-of-age story about one girl’s struggle to understand when a lie is really a lie, and when it’s something more: hope.

A Junior Library Guild Selection

About Heidi Lang

Heidi Lang managed to stumble upon the two best jobs in the world: writing for kids and walking dogs. If she's not out on the trails surrounded by wagging tails and puppy kisses, she's probably hunched over her laptop working on her next book. She lives in northern California with her husband and two adventure-loving dogs, and she is the coauthor of the Mystic Cooking Chronicles and Whispering Pines.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alexandra on February 06, 2020

Such a heart-warming read! Claire and her family feel so real, and I was utterly charmed by this story. Young readers will be delighted by the "hastag vanlife" adventures!......more

Goodreads review by Stacey DeCotis on January 20, 2020

Thank you to the publisher Amulet Books and author Heidi Lang for sending a signed ARC to #bookexcursion. Wrong Way Summer was a Grand Adventure and pulled on my heart strings as I felt for Claire and her little brother Patrick. Their dad always had the most elaborate stories but never truthfully ex......more

Goodreads review by Deanna on April 21, 2020

I really enjoyed this story. I am sure middle grade readers will enjoy getting to know Claire and her family as they embark on a family adventure! They will never forget it and neither will readers. In fact, readers may want to embark on their own family adventure. Claire is surprised when her da......more

Goodreads review by Shirly on February 05, 2024

Wrong Way Summer isn't a happy book. Claire is a 12 year old who lives with her father and younger brother. Her father tells jokes and fantastical stories and never wants to give a serious answer. But Claire has serious questions. About why her mom left years ago. About why they have to move so sudd......more

Goodreads review by Eve beinguniquebeingme on February 11, 2020

Claire is twelve and her brother Patrick is eight, too young to understand that their mother left them with their dad after Claire discovered divorce papers after she'd gone. Their dad 'sells' their house and buys a van for them to live in as they road trip around the people he knows from his past. As......more