THE SUMMER OF LETTING GO

Book ID/图书代码： 00342513B64712

English Summary/英文概要： Summer has begun, the beach beckons – and Francesca Schnell is going nowhere. Four years ago, Francesca’s little brother, Simon, drowned, and Francesca’s the one who should have been watching him. Now Francesca is about to turn sixteen, but guilt keeps her stuck in the past. Meanwhile, her best friend Lisette is dating the boy Frankie wants, and her father may be having an affair with the woman next door. At loose ends, Francesca follows her father to the local country club. At the pool, she meets four-year-old Frankie Sky, a little boy who bears an almost eerie resemblance to Simon. Might Frankie be the reincarnation of her brother? And can Frankie’s family finally find a way to be happy again? Readers of realistic teen fiction by Sarah Dessen, Jenny Han, and Sarah Mlynowski will love this story in which tragedy and loss exist side by side with heart and hope, showing us how sometimes, if we’re lucky, we recover from the worst kind of tragedy to rediscover life’s beautiful potential. Gae Polisner is the author of The Pull of Gravity.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 夏日再度来临，沙滩的诱惑也再度召唤---然而弗朗西斯卡•施奈尔却决定哪儿也不去。四年前，弗朗西斯卡的弟弟西蒙溺水而亡，而弗朗西斯卡正是那个应该负责照看他的人。如今弗朗西斯卡已经16岁了，但内心深处的愧疚感仍使她无法走出过去的阴影。与此同时，弗朗西斯卡最好的朋友丽赛特正在和弗兰基想要玩耍的男孩子约会，而她的爸爸则似乎与住在隔壁的邻居有着隐秘的恋情。无奈之下，弗朗西斯卡只好随着父亲前往了当地的乡村俱乐部，然而就在游泳池边，她遇到了四岁的弗兰基•斯凯，这名小男孩与西蒙惊人的相似。弗兰基是否会是弟弟灵魂转世？弗兰基的家庭有是否能找寻到重返快乐的方法？如果你喜爱莎拉•戴森、珍妮•汉和莎拉•麦诺斯基的青少年现实主义小说的热爱者，那么在这个悲剧与真诚并存，失落与希望同在的故事中，你会发现有时候，幸运的我们可以从最糟糕的悲剧中恢复，甚至可以因此发掘出生命中最宝贵的无限潜力与可能。本书作者为盖伊•波利西纳，著有《引力作用》（The Pull of Gravity）。（DC）

Awards/获奖情况：Francesca “Frankie” Schnell is drowning in an ocean of problems. She is crushing on her best friend’s boyfriend, her father appears to be having an affair, and her mother has been distant for years, ever since Frankie’s brother, Simon, died. Frankie can think of a thousand reasons why she is at fault, but she is caught short by her new summer job—babysitting a young boy who was born on the same day that her brother died and who might be her brother’s reincarnation. There are mysteries aplenty for Frankie to solve but none so pressing as the ones inside her own head. Polisner does a great job portraying the inner world of a 16-year-old whose trials have aged her prematurely. With a light, deft hand, Polisner gives Frankie’s world touches of humor, gravitas, and teen-centered reality, as well as multifaceted, sympathetic characters who seem plucked from any typical suburban street. Not precisely a light summer read, but one that deserves a spot beside the hammock nonetheless. Grades 9-12. --Erin Downey Howerton

About the Author/作者介绍： 盖伊•波利西纳是一名作家，凭借其作品The Pull of Gravity（《引力作用》）获奖。她是一名职业的家庭法调解员，同时也是一名具有使命感的作家。作者现与丈夫及两个儿子居住在长岛。在创作的闲暇之余，你可以在游泳池找到她，而如果是温暖晴好的天气，那么你会看到她畅游在长岛的海湾里。《释怀之夏》是其第二部青少年小说作品。

GAE POLISNER is the award-winning author of The Pull of Gravity. She is a family law mediator by trade but a writer by calling. She lives on Long Island with her husband and two sons. When she’s not writing, she can be found in a pool or, in warmer weather, in her wet suit in the open waters of Long Island Sound. The Summer of Letting Go is her second novel for teen readers.

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