Everyone keeps telling Annie not to worry so much, that she's just fine. 'An appealing and moving choice for readers seeking a dose of feel-good reality fiction. Lisa Graff () is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Far Away, The Great Treehouse War, A Clatter of Jars, Lost in the Sun, Absolutely Almost, A Tangle of Knots, Double Dog Dare, Sophie Simon Solves Them All, Umbrella Summer, The Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower, and The Thing About Georgie. 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. '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. After her brother dies, 10-year-old Annie worries about the hidden dangers of everything, from bug bites to bicycle riding, until she is befriended by a new neighbor who is grieving her own loss. Read 644 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. 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. 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.

Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff