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by Frank Deford

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Set in the nostalgic year of 1955, this touching novel reveals a unique kind of love between kindred spirits. "A bittersweet post-summer story about innocence and summers that are so special that they can't last."--"San Francisco Chronicle."

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Set in the nostalgic year of 1955, this touching novel reveals a unique kind of love between kindred spirits. It is told through the voice of 14-year-old Christy Banister, a sweet, slightly nave young boy in need of guidance as he makes his way through adolescence. He has moved to Baltimore with his father, and as the new kid on the block in an isolated new neighborhood, Christy has few opportunities to make new friends.

At the start of the summer, Christy meets 23-year-old Kathryn Slade. Once a beautiful young woman, Kathryn is now a quadriplegic after a battle with polio that nearly cost her life when she was 17. However, despite Kathryn's physical limitations, she and Christy develop a strong and intimate friendship.

As Christy struggles to grow up, he must learn to deal with the problems that usually beset a much older boy as he also confronts issues of sex and familial betrayal. Yet the friendship, wisdom and vitality bestowed by Kathryn serves as a guiding light. At the same time, Christy helps to give Kathryn new joy and six weeks of hope. Their summer ends with the ultimate victory of lives lived and loved.

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The news from Michigan was so stunning that, at school, it was broadcast over the P.A. into all our classrooms: Dr. Salk's vaccine worked.

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  • Title An American Summer
  • Author Frank Deford
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Ed Thus; F
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Sourcebooks Landmark, Naperville IL
  • Publication date May 2003
  • ISBN 9781402200595 / 1402200595
  • Weight 0.73 lbs (0.33 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.75 x 5.65 x 0.79 in (22.23 x 14.35 x 2.01 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Coming of Age
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Category Fiction - Historical
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Friendship
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002003401
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Frank Deford grew up in Baltimore. His work can be found across a broad range of genres. He has written 12 books, two of which, Everybody's All-American and Alex: The Life of a Child, were made into movies. Mr. Deford has been a commentator on National Public Radio for 20 years. On television, where he is now a correspondent for RealSports with Bryant Gumbel on HBO, he has won both an Emmy and a Peabody Award. This is his seventh novel. He resides in Westport, Connecticut, with his wife, Carol.

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