Umbrella Summer

Well, no one has posted in like 2 weeks so I shall post about a book I read yesterday. Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff is about 10 year-old Annie Richards, a girl who knows that there are a ton of things to look out for-food poisoning, car crashes, chicken pox, etc. Being careful is something very important to her, even if she has to give up some of the things she used to love like bicycle races, hot dogs, and obsticle courses. Everyone keeps telling her not to be as careful as she is and that she is just fine, but that's what people said about Annie's brother, Jared, before he died. A new neighbor moves in across the street and through ups and downs in Annie's world, she realizes she has to do as her neighbor tells her to-she must "close her umbrella".

~Skittlez