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A Million Miles from Boston Hardcover - 2011

by Karen Day


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School's out! That means Lucy is off to her favorite place: Pierson Point, Maine, where she spends summers with her family. And as she tries to forget her worries about starting middle school and about Dad's new girlfriend, Lucy can't get there soon enough. Pierson Point is where she feels most like herself, and where memories of her mother, who died when Lucy was six, are strong and sacred.
But this summer, nothing is the same. Ian, a boy from home in Boston, comes to Pierson Point with his family. Ian is loud, popular, and mean. He and Lucy can't stand each other. To top it off, Dad wants his girlfriend to become a bigger part of Lucy's life.Karen Day's engaging novel shows that people aren't always what they seem, and that friendship can be found in the most unusual places.

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  • Title A Million Miles from Boston
  • Author Karen Day
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Edition
  • Pages 215
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wendy Lamb Books
  • Date 2011-04-05
  • ISBN 9780385738996 / 0385738994
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.8 in (21.34 x 14.48 x 2.03 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 500
  • Library of Congress subjects Dogs, Single-parent families
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010016475
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

Publisher's Weekly, March 8, 2011:
"Day delivers a well-paced, realistic 'summer of change' story."

Booklist
, March 15, 2011:

"Day captures childhood’s pain and hope deftly in this satisfying tale."The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, April 2011:
"There’s a solid, old-school feel to the story...and a gentleness to the timeless world of summer vacations, where kids pelt around together under minimal adult supervision...A classic summer-growth story."School Library Journal, June 2011:
"Day has written a great book that deals with a variety of believable interpersonal relationships and transitions...[Lucy's] grief is thoughtfully interwoven throughout the story."


About the author

Karen Day is the author of "Tall Tales "and" No Cream Puffs." She grew up in Indiana and now lives in Newton, Massachusetts, with her husband and three children. Her love of reading, writing, and literature has taken her through careers in journalism and teaching. You can visit Karen at her Web site, KLDay.com.
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