The Summer of Bitter and Sweet (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9798885785624)

In this complex and emotionally resonant novel about a M騁is girl living on the Canadian prairies, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful story about rage, secrets, and all the spectrums that make up a person--and the sweetness that can still live alongside the bitterest truth.

Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She'll be working in her family's ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend--whose kisses never made her feel desire, only discomfort--and her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town after disappearing three years ago without a word.

But when she gets a letter from her biological father--a man she hoped would stay behind bars for the rest of his life--Lou immediately knows that she cannot meet him, no matter how much he insists.

While King's friendship makes Lou feel safer and warmer than she would have thought possible, when her family's business comes under threat, she soon realizes that she can't ignore her father forever.

Author: Jen Ferguson
ISBN-10: 888578562X
ISBN-13: 9798885785624
Publisher: Youth Large Print
Language: English
Published: 02/08/2023
Pages: 544
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.75w x 1.18d
Large Print

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 518429 / Summer of Bitter and Sweet

Award: Stonewall Book Award - Honor Book
Award: William C. Morris YA Debut Award - Honor Book