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The Summer I Saved the World…in 65 Days

April 28, 2014 by Jennifer

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Summer I Saved the World in 65 DaysThe Summer I Saved the World . . . in 65 Days is a sweet book by Michele Weber Hurwitz, the author of Calli B. Gold (linked to my review), which I enjoyed a whole lot.

Thirteen-year-old Nina Ross is in the summer before she is starting high school.

It seems that a lot of children’s lit focuses on the time right before middle school, but I don’t read as much that focuses on this time before the next stage. It was a good book that could appeal to 13 and 14 year olds, but is also fine for 12 and ups to read (maybe even younger), looking ahead to that time.

There’s mild romance and kissing, and Nina’s homelife is pretty sad, with workaholic parents who basically neglect her, but there was nothing unusual in the content for this age.

Nina was a sweet heroine who took this pivotal time to figure out who she wants to be. There are a lot of things in her life that she can’t control, like her best friend getting a little boy-crazy and more superficial, or her parents’ lack of attention, or worrying about not fitting in at a new school, but she decides to take the summer and focus on something positive, doing one good thing each day.

She might not really saving the world, but she is certainly making a difference, one good deed at a time.

This is linked up to Marvelous Middle Grade Monday. See other recommendations at Shannon’s blog.

Filed Under: 12 and up, Jennifer, Middle Grade Chapter Books, Young Adult

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Comments

  1. Greg Pattridge says

    April 28, 2014 at 9:13 am

    I saw my niece reading this one and had not seen it before. I asked her what she thought and she gave me a thumbs up, which is teen-speak for great. Thanks for featuring this title and giving me a little more background.

    • Jennifer says

      April 28, 2014 at 11:02 pm

      Good to know! I hadn’t heard any thoughts from a real kid about it. If she hasn’t read Calli B. Gold by the same author, I highly recommend that one.

  2. Jenni Enzor says

    April 28, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    I really liked what you said at the end of the review about her making a difference, one good deed at a time. This sounds like a book I’d like–thanks for featuring it!

    • Jennifer says

      April 28, 2014 at 11:01 pm

      I love books that show kids what they can do. I think that this generation wants to make a difference, and this was an inspiring easy way that one girl did in her own way.

  3. Michele Weber Hurwitz says

    April 28, 2014 at 8:35 pm

    Thanks for the nice review, Jennifer!

    • Jennifer says

      April 28, 2014 at 11:01 pm

      You’re welcome! Good luck to you.

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