01-02 Young Hoosier Book Award Masterlist (Gr 4-6)
Faraway Summer
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Author(s)Hurwitz, Johanna
PublisherHarperCollins Children's Books
ISBN / ASIN0688153348
ISBN-139780688153342
AvailabilityOnly 1 left in stock - order soon.
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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Two weeks seems like forever to Dossi Rabinowitz, a poor Jewish orphan from New York City who is sent by the Fresh Air Fund to a small Vermont town during the summer of 1910. With her journal as her closest companion, Dossi reflects on her struggle to understand her Christian host family and their rural community-and learns about the wonders not only of fireflies and stars but also of new friends and forgiveness. Weaving engaging historical details with resonant themes, Johanna Hurwitz's richly textured new novel will be welcomed by her legions of fans.