The Summer of Bitter and Sweet Fiction_Gift_Guide control swinging back and forth

control swinging back and forth like a pendulum between North and South

and a secret her family has been keeping since World War II

including Zora Neale Hurston-to the foundation of the quilting community of Gee's Bend-a Black artistic circle whose cultural influence remains enormous

she watched her children use their own imaginations to work through difficult times

the traffic school of the information highway

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet Fiction_Gift_Guide control swinging back and forthIn this complex and emotionally resonant novel about a Mtis girl living on the Canadian prairies, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful story about rage, secrets, and all the spectrums that make up a person and the sweetness that can still live alongside the bitterest truth. A William C. Morris Award Honor Book and a Stonewall Award Honor Book! Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She'll be working in her family's ice cream