Edelweiss: Half Moon Summer by: Elaine Vickers
Publisher: Peachtree
Published: 5/14/2024
Pages: 288
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Review: ARC Edelweisss
Two seventh graders discover it takes more than grit and a good pair of shoes to run 13.1 miles. You’ve got to have a partner who refuses to let you quit.
Drew was never much of a runner. Until his dad’s unexpected diagnosis. Mia has nothing better to do. Until she realizes entering Half Moon Bay’s half-marathon could solve her family’s housing problems.
And just like that they decide to spend their entire summer training to run 13.1 miles. Drew and Mia have very different reasons for running, but these two twelve year olds have one crucial thing in common (besides sharing a birthday): Hope. For the future. For their families. And for each other.
Drew was never much of a runner. Until his dad’s unexpected diagnosis. Mia has nothing better to do. Until she realizes entering Half Moon Bay’s half-marathon could solve her family’s housing problems.
And just like that they decide to spend their entire summer training to run 13.1 miles. Drew and Mia have very different reasons for running, but these two twelve year olds have one crucial thing in common (besides sharing a birthday): Hope. For the future. For their families. And for each other.
Told in different POVs we have Mia and Drew two totally different people, but brought together by challenges in their lives. They both take on running but for different reasons.
Drew's father is sick and he wants Drew to start taking on running when on break with running they can connect and it makes them forget everything going on. Mia her dad has to go to Alaska to take care of his mother and will be back soon, but her family is struggling with money. Kids can relate to this because how many kids have someone like this going on in their homes. Mia and Drew come together and bond way more than you think. I love how this book really tries to get you to understand how important it is not to take things for granted and to cherish all the moments you can.
Elaine Vickers lives with her husband and three kids in Southern Utah, where she writes books and teaches college chemistry. She always wanted to be a writer and a teacher, except when she wanted to be an architect, an artist, a pediatrician, a judge, or a famous actress.
Visit her at elainevickers.com
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