Seasonal Favorites Only 9.99 With Purchase of Any Kids Book. "An appealing and moving choice for readers seeking a dose of feel-good reality fiction. Read an excerpt of this book Read an excerpt of this book Add to Wishlist. "With the same deftness she demonstrated in THE THING ABOUT GEORGIE, Graff immediately engages the reader." - Horn Book Magazine "Graff has created a lively, quirky individual who tells her story with frankness and humor." - School Library Journal And with a lot of help from those around her, Annie just may find a way to close her umbrella of sadness and step back into the sunshine. It takes a new neighbor to make Annie realize that her plans for being careful aren't working out as well as she'd hoped. But they thought her brother, Jared, was just fine too, and Jared died. Everyone keeps telling Annie not to worry so much, that she's just fine. That's why being careful is so important, even if it does mean giving up some of her favorite things, like bike races with her best friend and hot dogs on the Fourth of July.
That’s why being careful is so important, even if it does mean giving up some of her favorite things, like bike races with her best. About the Book From the author of the Bluebonnet Award nominee "The Thing About Georgie" comes a touching novel about a young girl whose brother has just died, and how she rises above grief through the healing power of community.Īnnie Richards knows there are a million things to look out for-bicycle accidents, chicken pox, runaway zoo animals. Reporters Review: Umbrella Summer, by Lisa Graff Harper Collins, June 2009 Overall Grade: A- Annie is afraid of everything: bugs, germs, heights, speed, bikes, obstacle coursesand the dead-brother-look that people have given her every since her older brother Jared died of a rare heart disease. Annie Richards knows there are a million things to look out forbicycle accidents, food poisoning, chicken pox, smallpox, typhoid fever, runaway zoo animals, and poison oak.
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