Madeleine L'Engle - A Ring of Endless Light

Pages: 352, Paperback, Square Fish

After one chaotic year in New York City, the Austins decide to get away for the summer. They are spending the summer on an island where their grandfather lives. He is very sick, and its more than Vicky can bear watching him get worse and worse as the summer progresses. To make matters worse, she finds herself being the center of attention to 3 different boys. Vicky met Zachary Grey last summer. A troublesome boy who has just lost his mother wants all of Vickys attention. Leo Rodney a friend for years, but the tragic loss of his father leaves him turning to Vicky for comfort and maybe romance? And last but not least Adam Eddington, who is only asking Vicky for help with his research project on dolphins. Dolphins and Adam are just what Vicky may need in order to get through this heart wrenching summer. Recommended for ages 11 and up. A 1981 Newbery Honor Book.

Pages: 352, Paperback, Square Fish

Pages: 336, Edition: 1st Edition., Hardcover, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

This wasn t the first tie that I d come close to death, but it was the first time I d been involved in this part of it, this strange, terrible saying goodbye to someone you ve loved. These are Vicky Austin s thoughts as she stands near Commander Rodney s grave while her grandfather, who himself is dying of cancer, recites the funeral service. Watching his condition deteriorate over that long summer is almost more than she can bear. Then, in the midst of her struggle, she finds herself the center of attention for three young men. Leo, Commander Rodney s son, turns to her as an old friend seeki comfort but longing for romance. Zachary, whose attempted suicide inadvertently cauesd Commander Rodney s death, sees her as the one sane and normal person who can give some meaning ot his life. And Adam, a serious young student working at the nearby marine-biology station, discvoers Vicky, his friend s little sister, incipient telepathic powers that can help him with his experiments in dolphin communications. Vicky find