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An instant New York Times best seller!​“Storytelling for young readers at its finest - equal parts summer adventure and environmental suspense…[a] love letter to family, friendship, and the natural world.” (Kwame Alexander, New York Times best-selling author of The Crossover)From New York Times best-selling author Mary Alice Monroe comes a beautiful story of friendship, loss, and the healing power of nature in her first book for middle grade listeners.Eleven-year-old Jake’s life has just turned upside-down. His father was wounded in Afghanistan, and his mother is going to leave to care for him. That means Jake’s spending the summer on tiny Dewees Island with his grandmother. The island is a nature sanctuary - no cars or paved roads, no stores or restaurants. To make matters worse, Jake’s grandmother doesn’t believe in cable or the internet. Which means Jake has no cell phone, no video games...and no friends. This is going to be the worst summer
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