Summerlost - Softcover

Condie, Ally

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0399187219 ISBN 13: 9780399187216

Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group, 2017

Synopsis

Summer will never be the same again for Cedar. Desperate to outrun their grief, her family move to their mother's hometown for the long holiday. Despite the change of scene, Cedar can't escape her memories, and then strange gifts start to appear in the night as if by magic., When Leo appears, everything changes. Together, Cedar and Leo explore the town of Iron Creek and find a twenty-year-old mystery they might have the key to solving. Along the way, they discover the power of friendship to mend a broken heart.Infused with emotion and rich with understanding, Summerlost is the touching new novel from Ally Condie, the international bestselling author of the Matched series that highlights the strength of family and personal resilience in the face of tragedy.

About this title

Review

★ "Condie is at her best . . . grabbing readers' interest from the first page." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A nuanced portrait of grief deeply grounded in the middle-school mind-set." --Booklist

"Honest, lovely, and sad." --Kirkus Reviews

★ "Thoughtful, poetic chapter endings guide readers new to psychological depth toward meaningful connections between plot events and thematic reflections." --BCCB, starred review

Praise for Ally Condie's Atlantia

"Utterly captivating. A heroine unlike any I'd met before, a setting I'd never glimpsed, a story I'd never imagined. Atlantia is fresh, wild, and engrossing. I love Ally Condie." --Shannon Hale, award-winning, bestselling author of Austenland and Dangerous

"A gorgeous, crumbling underwater world, a murder mystery, a sweet romance, a sinister plot, long-protected secrets... they're all here! But what made us love this new stand-alone from talented Ally Condie? Rio. She's a strong, brave, self-sacrificing heroine who never gives up." --Justine Magazine

"Condie brings tremendous depth to her world-building, finding terrific details in a culture created both to help people survive, and to perhaps keep them under control." --Salt Lake City Weekly

"A fast-paced fantasy adventure tale in a richly drawn dystopian future . . . this is a title that's sure to be immensely popular with teens." --School Library Journal

"Each mystery leads into another, and Condie keeps readers guessing to the end." --Shelf Awareness

Praise for the International bestelling Matched trilogy:

"This futuristic fable of love and free will asks: Can there be freedom without choice? The tale of Cassia's journey from acceptance to rebellion will draw you in and leave you wanting more." --Cassandra Clare, New York Times-bestselling author of The Infernal Devices and The Mortal Instruments series

"A superb dystopian romance." --The Wall Street Journal

"The hottest YA title to hit bookstores since The Hunger Games." --Entertainment Weekly

"A fierce, unforgettable page-turner." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Condie's enthralling and twisty dystopian plot is well served by her intriguing characters and fine writing. . . . Cassia's metamorphosis is gripping and satisfying." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "Condie's prose is immediate and unadorned, with sudden pings of lush lyricism [and] reveals seeming to arrive on almost every page." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Distinct . . . authentic . . . poetic." --School Library Journal

"Love triangle + struggle against the powers that be = perfect escape." --MTV.com

About the Author

Ally Condie is the author of the bestselling novel Atlantia and the critically acclaimed Matched trilogy, a #1 New York Times and international bestseller. The series has been published in more than 30 languages.

A former English teacher, Ally lives with her husband and four children outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. She loves reading, writing, running, and listening to her husband play guitar.

allycondie.com
Twitter: @allycondie

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0399187219
• ISBN 13: 9780399187216
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272