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Cicada Summer

By: Andrea Beaty
Narrated by: Maria Cabezas
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Andrea Beaty's first novel has been called "compelling fiction that will be a hit with young readers" ( Horn Book magazine).

Since her brother died, Lily has pretended to be brain damaged, and no one knows her secret. That is, until a troubled girl named Tinny refuses to leave her alone. But Tinny's meddling soon gets Lily into a jam that threatens their safety.

©2009 Andrea Beaty (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC
Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Mysteries Mystery & Suspense

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"Written with clarity and fine attention to craft, this accessible novel reveals the secret in Lily's past just as she reaches out to solve the mystery that shadows Tinny's present." ( Booklist)
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Plenty of hurt people involved in this story, but that's the driving pain and how one copes. Then things happen to shake everyone up. I enjoyed it.

Such pain.

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