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The Summer I Saved the World . . . in 65 Days

By Michele Weber Hurwitz

By Michele Weber Hurwitz

By Michele Weber Hurwitz

By Michele Weber Hurwitz

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    About The Summer I Saved the World . . . in 65 Days

    It’s summertime, and thirteen-year-old Nina Ross is feeling kind of lost. Her beloved grandma died last year; her parents work all the time; her brother’s busy; and her best friend is into clothes, makeup, and boys. While Nina doesn’t know what “her thing” is yet, it’s definitely not shopping and makeup. And it’s not boys, either. Though . . . has Eli, the boy next door, always been so cute?

    This summer, Nina decides to change things. She hatches a plan. There are sixty-five days of summer. Every day, she’ll anonymously do one small but remarkable good thing for someone in her neighborhood, and find out: does doing good actually make a difference? Along the way, she discovers that her neighborhood, and her family, are full of surprises and secrets.

    In this bighearted, sweetly romantic novel, things may not turn out exactly as Nina expects. They might be better.


    Praise:
    Finalist for the Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
    Nominated for the Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Awards
    Nominated for the Sunshine State Young Readers Award (Florida)

    About The Summer I Saved the World . . . in 65 Days

    It’s summertime, and thirteen-year-old Nina Ross is feeling kind of lost. Her beloved grandma died last year; her parents work all the time; her brother’s busy; and her best friend is into clothes, makeup, and boys. While Nina doesn’t know what “her thing” is yet, it’s definitely not shopping and makeup. And it’s not boys, either. Though . . . has Eli, the boy next door, always been so cute?

    This summer, Nina decides to change things. She hatches a plan. There are sixty-five days of summer. Every day, she’ll anonymously do one small but remarkable good thing for someone in her neighborhood, and find out: does doing good actually make a difference? Along the way, she discovers that her neighborhood, and her family, are full of surprises and secrets.

    In this bighearted, sweetly romantic novel, things may not turn out exactly as Nina expects. They might be better.


    Praise:
    Finalist for the Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
    Nominated for the Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Awards
    Nominated for the Sunshine State Young Readers Award (Florida)

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    About Michele Weber Hurwitz

    Michele Weber Hurwitz is the author of four other middle-grade novels, which have been on many state award lists and received several honors. She has lived in the Midwest for her entire life and has always loved spending time at… More about Michele Weber Hurwitz

    About Michele Weber Hurwitz

    Michele Weber Hurwitz is the author of four other middle-grade novels, which have been on many state award lists and received several honors. She has lived in the Midwest for her entire life and has always loved spending time at… More about Michele Weber Hurwitz

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Ember
    Apr 14, 2015 | 272 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780385371094

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Wendy Lamb Books
    Apr 08, 2014 | 272 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780385371087

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    Praise

    Kirkus Reviews, February 1, 2014:
    “Joyful dividends are reaped from a teenager’s secret acts of kindness in this appealingly, unabashedly feel-good story.”

    The Bulletin starred review, May 2014:
    “Readers, themselves often noticers, will appreciate the celebration of a girl whose skill lies in seeing what others don’t.”

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