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Beyond the Shadows of Summer
Beyond the Shadows of Summer
Beyond the Shadows of Summer
Jonathan Zemsky
In the summer of 1955, a young artist embarks on a journey of the heart to revive the passion and hope he once had before losing his brother.
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Genre: 

  • Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
Beyond the Shadows of Summer review by CDi
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CDi

Beyond the Shadows of Summer a novel by Jonathan Zemsky,
is a story told by protagonist James Sayer, of his quaint
Midwest town, in America during the 1950's. A year before
the summer of '55 James loses his younger brother, Brand,
to a rare blood disease. This death emotionally tears the
Sayer family apart and creates a distance between James
and many of his closest friends. It also restrains James
from doing the things that he loves; drawing and baseball.
Beyond the Shadows of Summer is a coming of age novel, set

Rating:
4
Content Rating:

Content rating - some mature content
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