Cicada Summer
by Andrea Beaty
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Read in August, 2008
Lily finds herself in the middle of her very own Nancy-Drew-like mystery in the small sleepy Illinois town she lives in. When Tinny arrives, Lily immediately dislikes her. Lily hasn't spoken in two years and everyone thinks she is brain damaged, but Tinny discovers that Lily can read when they first meet. Tinny begins taking over places where Lily felt comfortable, where she was safe and invisible. Tinny is far from invisible and seems to revel in making Lily feel very uncomfortable. But Ti...more
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Read in April, 2008
Cicada Summer is a lovely first time novel from Andrea Beaty, who is better known for her picture books.
Lily doesn't speak and she doesn't look people in the eye. People in town whisper "brain damage" but that isn't it. Lily doesn't want to talk or have people pay attention to her. She has made herself invisible because of something bad that happened. One day a mysterious girl named Tinny comes from Chicago. She sees Lily and begins trying to learn her secrets. But Tinny ha...more
Lily doesn't speak and she doesn't look people in the eye. People in town whisper "brain damage" but that isn't it. Lily doesn't want to talk or have people pay attention to her. She has made herself invisible because of something bad that happened. One day a mysterious girl named Tinny comes from Chicago. She sees Lily and begins trying to learn her secrets. But Tinny ha...more
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Lily has perfected the art of being invisible. For the past two years she hasn't spoken or looked anyone in the eyes. Everyone thinks she's brain damaged. But Lily has a secret. A secret she's never told anyone. When the new girl Tinny comes to town, Lily knows right away that she's trouble. Having read every Nancy Drew book in the library, Lily knows how to spy on Tinny and she's determined to keep an eye on her until she figures out what Tinny is hiding.
The thing I loved most about this boo...more
The thing I loved most about this boo...more
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Read in May, 2008
The language of this book is so beautiful. Lyrical and hauntingly unforgettable. I can't believe this is the first novel for Andrea Beaty. This would be a great book for young girls looking for something in the mystery category, but want something a little more mature than Nancy Drew or Harriet the Spy. So very good.
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Read in May, 2008
recommends it for:
Young teenage females
This is a young-adult book with a first person female narrator. After her brother dies, she stops speaking and people in the town mistakenly think she is brain damaged....but really, she just likes to solve mysteries!
If you have a thirteen year old female in your life, this would be a good gift.
If you have a thirteen year old female in your life, this would be a good gift.
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Read in May, 2008
Barely started yet! Great cover art, and the blurbs grabbed my attention right off the bat.
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Read in August, 2008
Breezed right through this book. It moves along nicely with a little mystery and suspense.
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Read in July, 2008
Juvenile Fiction
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