Frenchtown Summer
by Cormier, Robert
SLJ Best BookPublishers Weekly Best BookGrowing UpCities12Coop. Children's Book Center8Junior Library Guild Selection
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AR Book Level
6.4
AR Points
1
Word Count
8,031
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
205103 EN
About this book
Set in the sweltering summer of 1938, this novel follows twelve-year-old Eugene as he navigates the challenges of growing up in the small community of Frenchtown. Through a series of poetic vignettes, Eugene experiences loneliness, his first encounter with love, the pain of bullying, and the struggle to connect with his emotionally distant father. The narrative explores themes of adolescence, family dynamics, and personal growth with lyrical, introspective storytelling.