The Bridges Of Summer

By Brenda Seabrooke

Book Overview

Zarah hates to miss ballet classes. What is she going to do all summer without electricity, microwave, refrigerator, INDOOR PLUMBING? Why does her young cousin Loomis rake dirt all day? And why is that chicken so frizzled? "A sophisticated New Yorker returns unwillingly to her roots when her mother sends her for a summer with her grandmother Quanamina off the Carolina coast."-Kirkus "Stong, smart, and creative, Zarah is a memorable heroine."-The Horn Book "Fine character development lends credibility to this rich and compelling story of clashing cultures and human understanding."-SLJ

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595437206
• ISBN13: 9780595437207
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

The Bridges of Summer

A thoughtful and sensitive book about the meeting of two cultures and eras. Zarah, a savey teenager from New York, learns about an entirely different way of life when she visits her grandmother on an island off of the coast of South Carolina. Ms. Seabrooke skillfully deals with the dilemma created when Zarah drops back into an era of old southern mentality. She is able to treat her characters with sensitivity and dignity while telling this story of learning to bridge the generations between Zarah and her grandmother.