A review by msmisrule
Cicada Summer by Kate Constable

5.0

This is a wonderful children's novel in the tradition of classics like The Secret Garden and Tom's Midnight Garden. Eloise is grieving for her dead mother, while her father runs after one get-rich-quick scheme (and bad girlfriend) after another, eventually dumping Eloise with a grandmother she doesn't know. When Eloise meets Anna, a girl in the summerhouse of a derelict house, she thinks she's travelling in time. By the end of the summer, Eloise realises just who Anna is and shy she's so important to her. Highly recommended!