Overview
In this complex and emotionally resonant novel about a MĆ©tis girl living on the Canadian prairies, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful story about rage, secrets, and all the spectrums that make up a personāand the sweetness that can still live alongside the bitterest truth. A William C. Morris Award Honor Book and a Stonewall Award Honor Book!
Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. Sheāll be working in her familyās ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriendāwhose kisses never made her feel desire, only discomfortāand her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town after disappearing three years ago without a word.
But when she gets a letter from her biological fatherāa man she hoped would stay behind bars for the rest of his lifeāLou immediately knows that she cannot meet him, no matter how much he insists.
While Kingās friendship makes Lou feel safer and warmer than she would have thought possible, when her familyās business comes under threat, she soon realizes that she canāt ignore her father forever.
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This book title, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, ISBN: 9780063086173, by Jen Ferguson, published by HarperCollins (May 14, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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