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  • Published: 1 January 2014
  • ISBN: 9781580893176
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $16.99

Kyle's Island





In this first novel from picture-book author Sally Derby, Kyle learns that life changes can result in new discoveries.

What do you do when your family falls apart?

For as far back as Kyle can remember, summers have belonged to Gram's cottage on the lake—playing around, fishing all day, and hanging out with the whole family. But this year is different. His father has moved out, his grandmother has died, and his mother is selling the cottage because they can't afford the upkeep. When everything he cherishes is lost, what is Kyle left with?

Sally Derby takes readers to a small lake in 1970s Michigan, where thirteen-year-old Kyle comes to understand that loss isn't forever, and that people are more complicated than they seem.

  • Published: 1 January 2014
  • ISBN: 9781580893176
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $16.99

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Praise for Kyle's Island

Praise for Kyle's Island:

"A quiet, solid story."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"A sensitive coming-of-age tale that does not tie up ends too neatly."--Booklist

"A realistic rendition of family life with a smattering of adventure."--Publishers Weekly

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