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A review by saidtheraina
The Last Last-Day-Of-Summer by Lamar Giles
5.0
Rollicking adventure! Time travel! Plucky duo(s!)! Weird setting! There's a freaking map in the front of this book! Ownvoices! Super weird giant monsters! Originality! FUN!
I mean really. This book. So good.
This book was so much FUN To Read. It's about these kids (who apparently already have a reputation in their town) who accidentally (sorta) freeze the town in time. So only they can rescue their community!
One of my favorite bits in this book is about the The Eternal Creek which runs to one side of their town. I won't spoil the coolness, but it's so great!
Oh, and did I mention there are illustrations in this book - created by the great [a: Dapo Adeola]?!? Not as many as Pie in the Sky, but more than a few.
Seriously. This book.
Shoo-in for booktalking with elementary-aged kids, though I'm also campaigning for it to be included in the Battle of the Books list for 2020-2021.
Even though the idea of an eternal summer might feel particularly weird this year...
I mean really. This book. So good.
This book was so much FUN To Read. It's about these kids (who apparently already have a reputation in their town) who accidentally (sorta) freeze the town in time. So only they can rescue their community!
One of my favorite bits in this book is about the The Eternal Creek which runs to one side of their town. I won't spoil the coolness, but it's so great!
Oh, and did I mention there are illustrations in this book - created by the great [a: Dapo Adeola]?!? Not as many as Pie in the Sky, but more than a few.
Seriously. This book.
Shoo-in for booktalking with elementary-aged kids, though I'm also campaigning for it to be included in the Battle of the Books list for 2020-2021.
Even though the idea of an eternal summer might feel particularly weird this year...