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The Summer Book

The Summer Book

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by Tove Jansson

Book Details

Publisher: New York Review of Books
Published: 2008
Language: en
Pages: 184
ISBN: 9781590172681
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High confidence: 85%

Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 13+

Content Intensity

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💥ViolenceNone
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❤️Love & RomanceNone
2
🧠Mental HealthLow
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💬!*$#LanguageNone
0
🍷🚬Substance UseNone
1
😨Fear / HorrorVery low

Story Themes

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

Description

Now a major motion picture starring Glenn Close and directed by Charlie McDowellIn The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer—its sunlight and storms—into twenty-two crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia’s grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as they spend the summer on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland.

Themes & Topics

FictionFamily LifeLiteraryBiographical

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