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Caterpillar Summer


School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

No. of pages 304

Published: 2019

Great for age 6-12 years

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Cat is the glue holding her family together. When her little brother Chicken has a meltdown, she knows just how to calm him, whether its scratching his back or reading his favourite book. They've always had a special bond. But with their mum working extra hard after their dad's death, Cat is struggling to keep everything afloat. When Cat and Chicken unexpectedly end up spending the summer with the grandparents theyve never met, Cat suddenly has the space to be a kid again. Gradually, she discovers that days on Gingerbread Island are full of fishing, fireflies and new friendships as well as a lifetime of family secrets. Could this summer be Cat's chance to bring her fractured family together again?

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-6th grade.

There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Gillian McDunn has lived in California, Missouri, and North Carolina, and is a fan of both the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. Like Cat, Gillian grew up as the big sister to a younger brother with special needs. She lives near Raleigh, NC, with her family. This is her first book. gillianmcdunn. com

 

This absorbing, heartfelt novel seamlessly blends the challenges of life with a neurodivergent child into a story of one tween's burgeoning self-awareness as she figures out how to reclaim her childhood * New York Times *

 

An engaging, honest book - I love Cat, and you will, too! -- Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Newbery Honor-winning author of THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE

 

I could almost smell the ocean air as I read Gillian McDunn's Caterpillar Summer. What a beautiful story of family, forgiveness, life on an island, and growing up -- Kate Messner, acclaimed author of THE SEVENTH WISH and BREAKOUT

 

[A] well-written book about the struggles of a fractured family -- School Library Connection