Summer of Stolen Secrets
  • Published: 3 August 2021
  • ISBN: 9780593203644
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $40.00

Summer of Stolen Secrets

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A city girl spends the summer in the South and learns the secrets of her estranged extended family.

A city girl spends the summer in the South and learns the secrets of her estranged extended family.

Catarina has never met her strict Jewish grandmother. But now, with an opportunity to spend three weeks in Baton Rouge and away from her best-friends-turned-bullies, Cat packs her bags and leaves New York City to get to know the woman who has always been a mystery. Down South, she begins working at her grandmother's luxury department store with her rebellious cousin Lexie. Nothing seems to be going right and nobody talks about the past. But just when Cat is starting to think that this whole trip may have been a huge mistake, she stumbles onto a secret from a time her grandmother refuses to speak of. Suddenly Cat's summer, and everything she thought she knew, has changed.

Award-winning author Julie Sternberg tells a tender family story full of humor, heart, and heartbreak that reveals the power of forgiveness and proves it's never too late to start over.
  • Published: 3 August 2021
  • ISBN: 9780593203644
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $40.00
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Praise for Summer of Stolen Secrets

"A story to savor. Heartwarming and so real you'll be melting in the heat of a Baton Rouge summer, craving fried chicken with buttery noodles, and cheering for funny, sharp, fiercely loyal Catarina, wishing she could be your best friend." --Eve Yohalem, author of The Truth According to Blue

"Is it ever too late for a fractured family to stop fighting and make amends? Julie Sternberg's captivating new novel is funny, heartfelt, and moving." --Carol Weston, award-winning author of Speed of Life

"Summer of Stolen Secrets is a funny, poignant coming-of-age story about connecting to both family and family history. Through this, Cat figures out how to embrace her own Jewish identity in a modern world. It will undoubtedly engage the tween reader of every background in a way that's relatable and authentic." --Laura Toffler-Corrie, author of The Life and Opinions of Amy Finawitz

"History, family secrets, and conniving cousins all collide in this beautifully written coming-of-age story about a New York girl finding her place in her Southern family. Funny and thought-provoking, this is the kind of book that sticks with you long after the last page." --Jacqueline Resnick, author of Raffie on the Run