- Summer, Animals, Secrets, Family life
Dubbed a "reluctant reader" by his teacher, twelve-year-old Derek spends summer vacation learning important lessons even though he does not complete his summer reading list.
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Contemporary, spare, classical in form and intimate.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
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- Author
- Janet Tashjian
- First published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Henry Holt
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780805089035
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