Sara St. Antoine's book
Three Bird Summer was the perfect book to read on this idyllic summer day. Adam and his new friend Alice spend their days on Three Bird Lake in northern Minnesota paddling, swimming, creating games, reading, and trying to solve a mystery. Having spent time at places like Adam's grandma's cabin, it was almost like being on familiar trails and waterways with them. What I especially liked about this quiet novel for middle grade readers was the surprising and realistic friendship between Adam and Alice and the connections they built with the natural world. The mystery that allows Adam to better understand his grandma added an excellent intergenerational element to the story. I wish I had read the book prior to creating summer reading lists!
I love the atmosphere you create in your description of the book. And, It would be fun to spend some time in northern Minnesota with you creating games, reading, exploring and....drawing and painting!
ReplyDelete(And we have such places in Maine too.) The fiddlehead is exquisite!