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Cicada Summer (2010)

by Kate Constable(Favorite Author)

4.02 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1741758289 (ISBN13: 9781741758283)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Allen & Unwin

review 1: Eloise's father has a lot of grand schemes - and his latest one is building a convention centre in his old hometown. But after moving around for the past years after her mom has died, Eloise has been going quiet. But even in this little town with her grandmother and friendly neighbors, Eloise is scared. So when she finds herself traveling back in time to play with a girl named Anna, she is cautiously trying to find her voice again. I picked up this book because I quite enjoyed Constable's Chanters Trilogy and was looking for something with that tone. It's all about a quiet, uncertain girl who slowly comes into her own. It's soft and wistful and dreamy with strong moments. It's a very easy read, but so lovely. I think the title doesn't fit this book, but the inner contents ... moreof this book are worth reading. I love, love, love the ending. The perfect way to wrap things up. 3.5 rounded down.
review 2: At 8 this book definitely challenged Fred, but she really enjoyed it and loved the time-slip tricksiness employed by the author. She especially loved Anna, who was Fred's anchor in the book and grew very fond of Mo - will be interested to see how her relationship to the characters change as she rereads the book in the years to come (as I am sure she will).We progressed from this to Charlotte Sometimes. less

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