1980s
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Author_Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
Author_Laura L. Sullivan
bosnia
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coming of age
cousins
eighties
emotional
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family
genocide
heartfelt
historical
middle grade
middle school readers
sisterhood
summer reading
summertime
tense
true story
war
Product details
- ISBN 9781250864673
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 135 x 208mm
- Publication Date: 18 May 2026
- Publisher: Palgrave USA
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Three Summers is the story of five young cousins who grow closer than sisters as ethnic tensions escalate over three summers in 1980s Bosnia. They navigate the joys and pitfalls of adolescence on their family’s little island in the middle of the Una River. When finally confronted with the harsh truths of the adult world around them, their bond gives them the resilience to discover and hold fast to their true selves.
With incredible warmth and tenderness, Amra Sabic-El-Rayess takes readers on a journey that will break their hearts and put them back together again. This is perfect for fans of other true stories for children, like Hey, Kiddo; Free Lunch; and When Stars Are Scattered.
Amra Sabic-El-Rayess grew up in Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently she is a professor at Columbia University's Teachers College working on understanding how and why societies fall apart and what role education can play in rebuilding decimated countries. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed memoir The Cat I Never Named. sabicelrayess.org
Laura L. Sullivan is a former newspaper editor, biologist, social worker, and deputy sheriff who writes because storytelling is the easiest way to do everything in the world. Laura lives on the Florida coast.
