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Three Summers A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

Three Summers A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess and Laura L. Sullivan

Book Details

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Published: 2024
Language: en
Pages: 352
ISBN: 9780374390815
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Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 13+

Confidence: 75%

Content Intensity

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2
💥ViolenceLow
4
❤️Love & RomanceNotable
1
🧠Mental HealthVery low
0
💬!*$#LanguageNone
0
🍷🚬Substance UseNone
2
😨Fear / HorrorLow

Story Themes

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0
🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalNot present
1
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationBrief mention
0
🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
0
Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

An epic middle-grade memoir about sisterhood and coming-of-age in the three years leading up to the Bosnian Genocide. Three Summers is the story of five young cousins who grow closer than sisters as ethnic tensions escalate over three summers in 1980s Bosnia. They navigate the joys and pitfalls of adolescence on their family’s little island in the middle of the Una River.

Themes & Topics

Juvenile NonfictionHistoryEuropeEasternBiography & AutobiographyHistoricalFamilyGirls & WomenMilitary & WarsSocial TopicsFriendshipDiversity & Multicultural
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