![]() ![]() Morris Award Finalist Starfish, Summer Bird Blue, and Harley in the Sky. ![]() A stunning read for teens and young adults. Akemi Dawn Bowman is the author of William C. But Rumi’s story also celebrates forgiveness, love and the healing power of time and true friendship. The rawness of Rumi’s loss is brutally depicted as crushing and overwhelming, existing alongside the normal teenage experiences of self-doubt and emerging sexuality. When she is sent to live with her aunt in Hawaii, Rumi struggles with her feelings of anger and abandonment and the achingly painful absence of music.ĭespite her aunt’s efforts to support her, it is the lack of pity and compassion shown by surfer-boy Kai and the detached indifference of old Mr Watanabe that allow Rumi the time and space to come to terms with the past, to accept the reality of insurmountable grief and to find her way back to music. Abandoned by her mother, Rumi spends her summer in Hawaii with her aunt, trying to figure out how to live without her sister. When Rumi's sister, Lea, dies in a horrific car accident, Rumi is left to pick up the pieces of her life. Akemi Dawn Bowman's writing is lyrical and full of life. This will be the focus of their future.īut when Lea dies in a car accident, that future is wiped out leaving Rumi friendless, soulless and with no means to navigate her life going forward. Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman is an emotional story of loss, life, and music. Achingly beautiful and exquisitely crafted, Summer Bird Blueis an emotionally raw and utterly honest story about loss, about hope, and about finding the courage to sing your own song. Rumi and her sister, Lea, are best friends and share a single soul that is made of music and song writing. ![]()
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