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A Summer to Die

Name: A Summer to Die
Author: Lois Lowry

by Lois Lowry

1977•Family•154 pages

Taste attributes: familydramafresh & originalrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalcoming of age

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Boxlist takeAn emotional family novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Thirteen-year-old Meg envys her sister's beauty and popularity. Her feelings don't make it any easier for her to cope with Molly's strange illness and eventual death.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyDramaComplex relationshipHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComing of age

Subjects

Brothers and sistersBrothers and sisters in fictionChildren's storiesDeathDeath in fictionHermanosIndividualidadIndividuality

Details

Author: Lois Lowry
Published: 1977
Pages: 154
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Source: Open Library

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