Bicentennial Summer

<p>In the summer of America's Bicentennial thirteen-year-old Mary climbs into the back seat of her father's beat-up baby-blue Peugeot ready for the adventure of a lifetime. With her little twin sisters in tow the family sets out across the country chasing promise and possibility-but the farther they travel the more Mary begins to see her father and the world around her in a new light.</p><p></p><p>From roadside motels to sweeping national parks <em>Bicentennial Summer</em> captures the spirit of a restless nation and the tender chaos of a family on the edge of change. Both nostalgic and deeply human it's a portrait of innocence lost resilience found and the enduring hope that love-however imperfect-can still bring us home.</p><p><strong>Praise for <em>Bicentennial Summer</em>:</strong></p><p>[An] intimate epic of a debut. - <em>BookLife by Publishers Weekly</em></p><p>Highly recommended reading regardless of your favorite genre; it will stay with you for a long time. - <em>Readers' Favorite</em></p><p>Berelson has a gift for dialogue that rings true to a child's perspective. - <em>Seattle Book Review</em></p><p><strong>For readers who loved <em>The Glass Castle</em> and <em>The Secret Life of Bees</em></strong> this heartfelt coming-of-age novel travels through the landscapes-both emotional and American-that define who we are and who we dare to become.</p>