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A year after losing her brother and father in an accident, Cedar and her mom and younger brother go back to her mother's home town for the summer to try to begin a new life. The town is famous for its Summerlost Shakespeare festival, and soon Summer has found a part time job selling concessions. She makes a new friend, Leo - who lives down the street. He understands the depth of her grief and never pushes her to talk about her father and brother, and Leo has his own problems as well. Together th
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Nice middle grade story set in a fictional Utah town based on Cedar City. Growing up in St George, just 45 miles away, I found this very intriguing. Sweet story of friendship. Deals with hard issues in a gentle way. I enjoyed it.
A good clean YA book about a girl who has lost her dad and brother and it trying to find her place in the world. A local author with references to a festival that's based on the Shakespeare festival in Cedar City. She makes a new friend and the book has good messages about friendship.
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Sweet-loved the friendship between Leo and Cedar-themes: dealing with death, friendship, family
Loved this story! This might be my favorite of Ally Condie's books! A fun yet tender middle reader with characters and realizations that touched my heart.
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I really enjoyed this sweet book on audio. It kept my interest and had a lot of talking points.
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