Alison Reads

Nine-year-old David’s mother has recently died in a fall at work and he has gone to live with his grandmother, seeing his father only on weekends. Thirteen-year-old Primrose lives with, but despises, her flaky fortune-teller mother. They become friends, sneeking out each night for adventures. Over the course of a summer they heal from their wounds and become part of the larger world again. Suitable for middle schoolers, but probably not for elementary students.