A Summer To Die: The Nature Of Unleaving
Welcome to 'Fine Lines', the feature in which we give a wrinkled look at the books we loved as youth. Today, Lizzie Skurnick rereads Lois Lowry's tearjerker 'A Summer to Die', in which — spoiler alert! — the girl dies.
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Lois Lowry (Anastasia Krupnik, Taking Care of Terrific, The Giver) was interviewed by Seattle public radio station KUOW on Friday, and the 71-year-old writer talked about her career as an author, the importance of children's/young adult literature, her family, and how writing has helped her deal with life's slings and…
Jenna Bush, The Next Dave Eggers?
Why do we have a soft spot for Jenna Bush? Maybe because we, too, can't help that we have a Republican for a father and a serious drinking problem. Maybe because she looks sort of Julia Stiles-y in this picture but not in that way that you sort of wonder what the fuck happened to Julia Stiles as a kid to make her…
Jenna Bush, The Next Dave Eggers? Actually, More Like Anne Frank
Why do we have a soft spot for Jenna Bush? Maybe because we, too, can't help that we have a Republican for a father and a serious drinking problem. Maybe because she looks sort of Julia Stiles-y in this picture but not in that way that you sort of wonder what the fuck happened to Julia Stiles as a kid to make her…

