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Published
1999
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Subgenre
Historical
Section
Young Adult

Frenchtown Summer

Robert Cormier

Looking back on the summer of 1938 in Frenchtown, Eugene remembers his quiet father, the neighbors who filled his days and the mystery of a girl murdered years before.

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Themes

Parents & grandparentsComing of ageCommunity & school

Mood

Feels reflective, sad.

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