Summer of Letting Go

NOW IN PAPERBACK! "Haunting, heart-lifting, and impossible to put down." --A. S. King, author of "Ask the Passengers" Four years ago, Francesca Schnell's young brother drowned when she should have been watching. This summer she's about to turn sixteen, but guilt keeps her stuck in the past. Meanwhile, her best friend, Lisette, is moving on--with the boy Francesca secretly wants--and her father may be having an affair. But then Francesca meets and begins babysitting Frankie Sky, a four-year-old boy who bears a heavy resemblance to her brother, and she begins to wonder if Frankie could be his reincarnation. As the summer goes on it starts to seem possible for Francesca to forgive herself, grow up, and even fall in love, whether or not she solves the riddle of Frankie Sky. "Resonates with real feeling." --"The New York Times Book Review" "A touching and beautiful story." --"Justine "magazine "With a light, deft hand, Polisner gives Frankie's world touches of humor, gravitas, and teen-centered reality." --"Booklist" "First-rate realistic fiction with plenty of heart." --"School Library Journal" "The prose is gentle but evocative, and Frankie Sky's childlike exuberance and occasional misconceptions add heart and humor . . . ["The Summer of Letting Go "is] both hopeful and careful--like Francesca herself." --"Kirkus Reviews" "A beautiful story of heartbreak and hope." --Daisy Whitney, author of "The Mockingbirds, Starry Nights"