Memories of Summer | 
| Author: Ruth White
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 466280
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st ed
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.7
ISBN: 0374349452
EAN: 9780374349455
ASIN: 0374349452
Publication Date: August 29, 2000
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Condition: A used ex-library copy. Library markings. Pages are worn. Cover has a few markings. Edges and corners are slightly worn. Binding is solid and tight.
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Product Description
By the author of the Newbery Honor book Belle Prater's BoyIt is the mid-1950s, and Lyrics familys dream is finally coming true -- they are moving from the backwoods of southwest Virginia to Flint, Michigan, where her father hopes to get an assembly-line job for a car manufacturer. Thirteen-year-old Lyric has always been close to and admired her older sister, Summer, who is pretty and popular. But in their new hometown, Summer unexpectedly and drastically changes. She becomes remote, speaks gibberish, stops taking care of her appearance, wont go to high school, and then seems to have hallucinations. Lyric and her father try to cope with the devastating effects of Summers mental illness, but, sadly, there is no bringing the old Summer back. Ruth White has written a heart-wrenching novel which, despite the sad and serious subject matter, offers readers humor and hope and most of all love.
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 Mental Illness Affects Sisters June 11, 2007
From the time they were very young, Lyric was always aware that her sister Summer was strange, with her fear of electricity and her need to whisper to the mountains that surrounded their coal mining town. But Lyric and her father have always just overlooked these strange behaviors and haven't thought much of them.
Then, when Lyric is thirteen and Summer is sixteen, they move to a Minnesota city where their father is going to try to find work in an automobile factory. Once there, things start to go downhill for Summer, who becomes more adamant about her conversations with people who aren't there. She spends much of her time in a fog, then begins to neglect her own hygiene. Summer becomes more and more difficult to live with, especially when Lyric and her father try to control her.
Eventually Summer is diagnosed with schizophrenia and after she develops a fondness for fire and for sharp objects such as razor blades, Lyric and her father realize that Summer's disease is more than they can handle, and they need help from doctors. The decision to seek help is difficult for Lyric, who still remembers the wonderful big sister she had as a child. She feels guilty for being embarrassed by Summer but finds it hard to feel any other way.
I liked that Lyric's feelings were portrayed realistically, especially her guilt about being ashamed of her sister. I liked that the characters weren't poor throughout the book. They had enoug problems without the author adding financial troubles to their story.
I didn't like that there was so little resolution in this book. I kept expecting some sort of big blowout that never happened.
 Memories of Summer June 12, 2006
The book Memories of Summer is a great book about a young teen girl that has schizophrenia. Lyric and her father have to learn how to control and take care of their delusional family member, which becomes harder and harder for them to do. This book is really good, and it goes deep into the topic of schizophrenia. This book has very strong parts and is powerful at times. Ruth White writes with great passion which makes the book more enjoyable to read. I thought that this book was really informative, but at the same time compelling. Definitely worth 4 stars!
Memories of Summer March 31, 2006
In the beginning of this book it introduces you to the narrator, Lyric, and her family. Her sister, Summer, is older and her dad raised them both. She doesn't remember her mom, though, because she died of consumption when Lyric was three and Summer was six. They had lived in southwest Virginia since they were born, but they were always promised to go move to the city. As the girls got older, they begin to encounter more and more problems in their daily life.
I enjoyed this book because a few of the problems I could relate to my life and my friends. It has many common issues in it that people can relate to and can understand in depth. This book is not very long, but I feel it is a terrific book if you are looking for something you want to be able to relate to.
 Memories of Summer November 17, 2005
From the point of view of the younger sister, this story takes you into the heart of a family who discovers a member is suffering from skizofrenia. Memories of Summer will make you cry and laugh, sigh and shout. One of the most touching stories I have ever read, you really relate to the characters.
MEMORIS OF SUMMER October 28, 2005
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LURIC AND SISTER SUMMER MOVED WITH FATER TO RIGINIA .WHEN THEY HAN A FEWMONTHS THERE SUMMER STARTEDTALKING TO HEREIF THEN SHE HAN THE SAME, I LIKED THAT SUMMER AND LUYRIC ALWAYS UNDER STOD EACH OTHER AND HERER ARGUED. I DIDNT UKE THAT WHEN THEY MORED TO RIRGUIA THIS STARTED TO MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IS LUYRIC , BECAUSE SHE WAS ALWAYS TAKING CARE OF HER SISTER, MY FAVORITE PASSAGE WAS WHEN LURIC ANDSUMMER WERE MOVING TO VIRGINIA . I CAME TO TEXAS. READ 'MEMORIES OF SUMMER' IT IS A FABULOS BOOK THAT WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO CRY OUT OF ALL THE CHARACTERS HAVE TO SUFFER THE MOST .TRUE STORY.
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