Cyrano, The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood, London Calling

Cyrano by Geraldine McCaughrean
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A beautiful retelling of Edmond Rostand’s moving love story, Cyrano de Bergerac. Cyrano, a man with a facial deformity (a huge nose) is in love with the beautiful Roxane, who in turn is in love with Christian. Willing to do anything to make Roxane happy, Cyrano writes the words with which Christian wooes and wins the heart of Roxane, all the while in love with Roxane himself. Can an ugly man be loved by a beautiful woman? Discover the answer by reading Cyrano.
Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
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This summer Lena, Tibby, Carmen and Bee are as busy as always, so busy, they can’t all get together when school ends. They are spread far and wide for the summer–Manhattan, Providence, Vermont and Turkey. What happens with Tibby and Brian, Bee and Eric, and Lena and Kostos? Does Carmen learn what friendship is all about? There is romance, heartache and more. A must for Sisterhood fans. Let me know how you liked this installment. Then I’ll tell you what I thought about it.
London Calling by Edward Bloor
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Johnny’s grandmother calls him in the middle of the night, asking whether ‘the boy’ has contacted him yet. What boy? When his grandmother dies, Johnny inherits a Philco radio dating from World War II, used by his grandfather in the American Embassy in London. Asleep one night with the radio broadcasting static, Johnny dreams he is transported back to World War II London. There he meets Jimmy who begs Johnny for help. What kind of help? Is it a dream or does Johnny really time travel back 40 years? What is life like in London during the war? This is a gripping story.