{"product_id":"the-summer-of-june-9781534486034","title":"The Summer of June","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eTune It Out\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRoll with It\u003c\/i\u003e comes a \"needed, hopeful\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) middle grade book about a young girl who sets out to overcome her anxiety over the course of one life-changing summer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve-year-old June Delancey is kicking summer off with a bang. She shaves her head and sets two goals: she will beat her anxiety and be the lion she knows she can be, instead of the mouse everyone sees. And she and her single mama will \u003ci\u003eown\u003c\/i\u003e their power as fierce, independent females. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the help of Homer Juarez, the poetry-citing soccer star who believes in June even when she doesn't believe in herself, she starts a secret library garden and hatches a plan to make her dreams come true. But when her anxiety becomes too much, everything begins to fall apart. It's going to take more than a haircut and some flowers to set things right. It's going to take courage and friends and watermelon pie. Forget second chances. This is the summer of new beginnings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJamie Sumner is the author of \u003ci\u003eRoll with It\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime to Roll\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Rolling On\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTune It Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Kid's Trash\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Summer of June\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaid for It\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDeep Water\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. She loves stories that celebrate the grit and beauty in all kids. She is also the mother of a son with cerebral palsy and has written extensively about parenting a child with special needs. She and her family live in Nashville, Tennessee. Visit her at Jamie-Sumner.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627405447442,"sku":"9781534486034","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8602cee3-6060-4661-8c08-f5f3627915b2.jpg?v=1732673679","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-summer-of-june-9781534486034","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}