Summerspell

by Jean Thesman

Living with her sister and brother-in-law after the death of her grandparents, Jocelyn finds her world shattered when her brother-in-law abuses her and forces her to run away to the family summer... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671501305
• ISBN13: 9780671501303
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Summerspell

A Personal Dilemma This book that l have read is very good and is true. I recommend this book to people because this story has happened to some of the people that l know. My name is Elizabeth Claustro, I'm 17 years old and l live in Harbor City, CA. To tell you the true this book never made me stop reading because you keep reading and surprising things come up. It's like when l want to get to the end as soon as possible you want to know what's going to happen. When l got to the end of the story l wish it shouldnÕt have ended because it's so heart breaking. There is a rape in this story and complications. Summerspell is the name of the cabin in the woods. Jocelyn spent the best summers of her life there. When Jocelyn runs away a school classmate Baily follows her to a crumbling old cabin. He goes to protect her because, he dont wont anything to happen to her. Jocelyn runs away because her brother-in -law. Gerald has sexually harassing her. When sheÕs in danger she goes to the cabin to spend the weekend alone until her grandparents came. When she returns to the cabin. Where she spent happy summers with her grandparents. She could be safe. Baily's left her in the cabin when spider had arrive because he had something to hide. Jocelyn live with her grandparents and she had any more problems and she was all alone after that. You should try to get this book because it's very intesting and good.

The story was overwhelming with a very surprise ending.

I have read all of Thesman's books but this one so far left me thinking for days. This story will never put you to sleep because there is so much suspense in it. You want to get to the end as soon as possible because you want to know the climax but as soon as you reach the end you wish it shouldn't have ended. It has an emotional yet heartbreaking ending but I really liked it.

A bittersweet drama of reality

I thought that this was an excellent book. Jean Thesman never makes the romantic relationships in her books the main point, but they are always such a big part and this is no exception. Jocelyn has so many problems in life and we see how sometimes she creates them for herself, but Baily always sticks with her and it's heartwarming yet heartbreaking how the whole situation unfolds.