Told in three distinct voices, each with a different take on events, the novel captures the moments and emotions of a life-changing summer – a summer in which a baby gives a family hope and brings a community together. Of course, the truth is much more complicated than the children know in this heartwarming and beautifully textured family story by award-winning author Amy Hest. But when Bruno spies Julie, the same Julie who hasn’t spoken to him for sixteen days, heading away from the library with a baby in her arms, he has to follow her. The Summer We Found the Baby by Amy Hest ebook 1 of 1 copy available Borrow Read a sample Add to wish list Add to history Description Details Reviews Set during World War II, this poignant, briskly paced historical novel relays the events of one extraordinary summer from three engaging points of view. Candlewick, 16.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-7636-6007-9 Hest ( Letters to Leo) interlaces three perspectives to relay a story about two. He is on an important errand for his brother, who is a soldier overseas in World War II. BUY THIS BOOK The Summer We Found the Baby Amy Hest. At the same time, twelve-year-old Bruno Ben-Eli is on his way to the train station to catch the 9:15 train into New York City. On the morning of the dedication of the new children’s library in Belle Beach, Long Island, eleven-year-old Julie Sweet and her six-year-old sister, Martha, find a baby in a basket on the library steps. Set during World War II, this poignant, briskly paced historical novel relays the events of one extraordinary summer from three engaging points of view.
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