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"Lyric Compton, her sister Summer, and her father have just moved to Flint, Michigan and begun a new life. Summer has always been a little strange, but soon after the move, she starts scratching her face, making up weird words like "jibble", and even claims she can talk to her dead mother and grandfather. When Lyric and her father realize that Summer is mentally ill and needs help, they learn to let go and put her in a mental facility."
Katie Malone, Resident Scholar
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"Memories of Summer is about two loving, unseparable sisters, the youngest one is Lyric, and the other one is Summer.Together with their dad, they move to Flint,Michigan to start a new life. Soon, Summer starts scratching her face, talking to imaginary people-who she believes are her grandpa and grandma. Lyric and her dad take her to the doctor. They find out that Summer has schizophrenia-a mental illness. "
Nga Ngo, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
- 1930's-1950's
Family, caring for ill
Yes
Who is sick?
- Sister
because he/she is
- mentally ill
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Age 11-14
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- student
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Retarded
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Midwest
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- moving train
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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