 | Carousel summer Author: Gros, Kathleen | |
| Price: $13.11 | ||
Summary:
With her best friend away at camp, tons of chores to do and new developments in their rapidly-gentrifying town of Milforth causing fights between her brother and her dad, summer isn't looking great for twelve-year-old Lucy. But then Milforth's plan to revive an old carousel for the town's 150th anniversary brings artist Ray and her daughter, Anais, to town. Suddenly Lucy's summer is looking up when she develops feelings for Anais. In graphic novel format.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (03/01/25)
School Library Journal (00/04/25)
Booklist (03/01/25)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 03/01/2025 Lucy expects her summer to be a series of boring days full of chores, helping out at the bookstore, and missing best friend Katia, who is away at camp having entirely too much fun without her. But an artist, Ray, and her daughter, Anaïs, come to recreate the town’s carousel while a development firm is trying to buy up properties—including her dad's store—in order to build condos. Now, Lucy’s days involve listening to her dad and brother fight over what’s best for the family, dealing with the confusing feelings prompted by her admiration of Ray’s butch style, and deciding what she can actually share with Katia. The heightened emotions of Lucy, her family, and other townspeople are expertly contrasted in the art with the syrupy glow of lazy summer days and the natural beauty near the town. An engaging coming-of-age story where not only does the tween protagonist learn about herself but she also gets to share lessons about courage and taking risks to help others with the adults in her life. - Copyright 2025 Booklist.
