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Book SynopsisWhen no one listens, what's the point of talking?Kyle McGinley doesn’t say a word. Fed up with being shuttled from one foster care home to another, he has stopped speaking. But at the home of Scott and Jill Wardman, with the help of a crow, and a swamp, and an excess of blank paint, he begins to think that maybe, just maybe, life could be better.As long as his frigging dad doesn't mess things up.
Trade ReviewWINNER, Moonbeam Award for Young Adult Fiction, Gold Medal SELECTION, Best Bets of 2013, The Ontario Library Association STARRED SELECTION, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Fall 2013 "utterly gorgeous! In a wellpaced, beautifully spare prose, Andrews charts the journey of a boy faced with the most difficult task of his life: making friends with a darkly mysterious, frightened and unhappy stranger: himself." Tim WynneJones, author of Blink & Caution - -
"From the moment we first meet Kyle, a ward of the state, we care deeply about this abused and silent boy. The Silent Summer of Kyle McGinley is an unsentimental celebration of courage, kindness and hard-won hope. Jan Andrews is at the top of her game." Sarah Ellis , author of Odd Man Out
"Silent Summer is utterly gorgeous! In a well-paced, beautifully spare prose, Andrews charts the journey of a boy faced with the most difficult task of his life: making friends with a darkly mysterious, frightened and unhappy stranger: himself." Tim Wynne-Jones , author of Blink & Caution
"[ Silent Summer ] teaches, it exposes, it shares, and it entertains. It opens one's eyes. Isn't that what every good story should do?" CanLit for Little Canadians
"With his well-placed sarcasm and keen observations, Kyle is an authentic teen character that we immediately identify with." Canadian Children's Book News
"Andrews has created a character with whom young readers will have empathy, with whom they will laugh and cry, and someone they will not soon forget." Highly recommended, CM Magazine
