Summer's End
With the summer almost gone, a girl thinks sadly that her fun is over, but then she recalls some interesting things about school.
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Jill has had a wonderful summer, a summer of baseball and swimming lessons and camping. But summer's almost over and Jill is about to start second grade. She's not quite sure she's ready. The last few weeks of summer are always a time of ambivalence, especially for young children, who look forwards to the beginning of school but don't want to give up those lovely, lively vacation days. Through graceful prose and gentle, cheerful illustrations, Maribeth Boelts and Ellen Kandoian perfectly capture every child's mix of summer's-end nostalgia, apprehension, and building excitement.
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