Bibliograph

The melancholy of Summer, Louisa Onomé

Type

Label

The melancholy of Summer, Louisa Onomé

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 13 and up, Feiwel & FriendsGrades 10-12, Feiwel & Friends

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The melancholy of Summer

Oclc number

1336703456

Responsibility statement

Louisa Onomé

Summary

After seventeen-year-old Summer's parents go on the run, she is placed in the care of Olu, a cousin she barely knows, but with Olu and friends' efforts, stoic Summer eventually learns to open upSummer Uzoma's parents went on the run after they were accused of committing a crime, leaving her behind. She has been alternating stays with her friends' families, and secretly visits her old home. But she's fine: she has her skateboard and her bus pass. She just has to turn eighteen in a few weeks and then she'll truly be free. Then a nosy social worker arranges for Summer to be living with her cousin Olu-- someone she hasn't seen in years: a famous singer in Japan last she heard, and not much older than Summer. Olu has her own drama to deal with-- but with her help, can Summer learn to trust again? -- adapted from jacket

Target audience

adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Melancholy of Summer, moving forward can be so hard when you're left behind

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