The Summer of Letting Go by Gae Polisner

This level of research creates empathy in the reader by providing the writer the opportunity to “step into the shoes” of another. While research is essential to getting the cold, hard facts of any story correct, authors use research for so much more: to spark story ideas, to deepen layers of storytelling, and to create more believable, authentic characters. Yet, more than ever, research is essential to our students’ accurate understanding of their world. When students think of research, they likely think of dry, boring, tedious work. S.The LIWP is excited to offer our upcoming workshop, part of our Saturday Series on 'Writing Towards a Better World,' in collaboration with the South Huntington Public Library, featuring award-winning author Gae Polisner. Francesca Schnell is one of the most authentic young adult characters I’ve read in a long time.” -A. “ The Summer of Letting Go is haunting, heart-lifting, and impossible to put down. “A beautiful story of heartbreak and hope.” -Daisy Whitney, author of The Mockingbirds and Starry Nights He waits for me to say something, but I can’t get the words to come out. Clear as day, he had said, “Simon is just like the sky.”

He’s fixed it now, but I know what I heard. “Because Schyler sounds just like the sky?” The air disappears, presses in heavy, like a vacuum seal. “Because,” he says, “Simon is just like the sky.”Įverything goes silent. And that’s when I see it, how very much he looks like my dead brother, Simon. But Schyler is hard, so you can say Frankie Sky.” He beams up at me, his blond curls blaz-ing in the sun. Just when everything seems to be going wrong, hope-and love-can appear in the most unexpected places. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.

“A beautiful story of heartbreak and hope.” -Daisy Whitney, author of The Mockingbirds “Haunting, heart-lifting, and impossible to put down.” -A.

“Resonates with real feeling.” - The New York Times Book Review Their surprising friendship helps Francesca think she might begin to forgive herself, grow up, and even fall in love, whether or not she solves the riddle of Frankie Sky. She even wonders if Frankie could be Simon’s reincarnation. Then Francesca begins babysitting Frankie Sky, a four-year-old who bears an almost eerie resemblance to Simon. Meanwhile, her best friend is moving on-with the boy Francesca secretly wants-and her father may be having an affair. Now she is about to turn sixteen, but guilt keeps her stuck in the past. Four years ago, Francesca’s little brother, Simon, drowned when she should have been watching.

The Summer of Letting Go by Gae Polisner