One Alley Summer
by Anne Ylvisaker
Description
The summer before middle school is a time of anxiety and change. A pitch-perfect novel in verse about one girl’s wish to simultaneously break free and to belong.
In the summer before her first year of middle school, word-chanting, rope-skipping Phee skips her way to imagined fame, writes down her innermost secret thoughts from the safety of a treehouse, and imagines in horror that her new classmates will eat her alive. Suddenly, her well-worn alley world feels too small. So when Mercy Jones moves next door, along with Mercy’s skateboard and her don’t-mess-with-me attitude, Phee sees the chance for her universe to expand. Even if it means leaving some things behind . . . It is a time of dares, of a legendary dog named Bull, of stretching comfort zones, and of old friendships made over in new ways. And it all takes place over the course of one alley summer.
Using pitch-perfect, richly rendered verse, Anne Ylvisaker captures the tone and insights of one girl’s wish to simultaneously break free and to belong.
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“A sparkler-like whiz of words that captures the feel of summer and the real world of kids—their rituals and rules and private growth spurts. Anne Ylvisaker owns this territory.”
—Paul Fleischman, Newbery Medal recipient for Joyful Noise and National Book Award finalist for Breakout.
Author Biography
Anne Ylvisaker is the author of the picture book IAMASAURUS and five previous novels, including The Luck of the Buttons, Button Down, and The Curse of the Buttons, about the comically unlucky Button family; Little Klein, for which she was awarded the McKnight Loft Award in Children’s Literature; and Dear Papa, which was named to Booklist’s Top Ten Youth First Novels.
She lives in Monterey, California with her husband, Dan, and Buster the very good dog.
Find her at anneylvisaker.com
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- Publisher Marble Press
- Publication Date April 2024
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781958325124
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 17.99 USD
- Pages264
- ReadershipTeenage/Young Adult
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2024
- Dimensions8.25x5.5 inches
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