The Summer of Bitter and SweetIn this complex and emotionally resonant novel about a Mtis girl living on the Canadian prairies, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful story about rage, secrets, and all the spectrums that make up a personand the sweetness that can still live alongside the bitterest truth. A William C. Morris Award Honor Book and a Stonewall Award Honor Book! Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. Shell be working in her familys ice cream

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she quickly discovers that Treena doesn’t seem to have time for her—or for helping with her search

Rodrick turned to members of his father’s former squadron

having been inseparable

But Rose is growing up

Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Savior’s pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny

Suspicion could tear them apart

What's inside:

not because they are easy

was knocked off his plinth in Bristol

much less the dead

and the worst of his haters