The Summer of Bitter and Sweet
A summer of shifting relationships and difficult family ties
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A summer of shifting relationships and difficult family ties
Set in a Canadian prairie town, Jen Ferguson’s novel brings Lou’s summer job at her family’s ice-cream shack into contact with several unresolved relationships: a newly ended romance, the return of a once-close friend, and a letter from the biological father she does not want to meet. When the family business faces a threat, Lou’s attempts to keep her distance from her father become harder to maintain. The premise connects questions of desire, friendship, family history, and personal boundaries to the pressures facing a family-run business.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Teens and young adults interested in contemporary young adult fiction.
- Readers who enjoy stories about friendship, romance, and complicated family relationships.
- Readers interested in Native American young adult fiction, as indicated by the book’s subject classification.
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