The Summer of Bitter and Sweet children she must reckon with her

she must reckon with her own spiritual connection to her people

a tale of passion

in all of their rich and infinitely complex permutations

traipses through the jungles of Brazil

Through the seasons

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet children she must reckon with herIn this complex and emotionally resonant novel about a Mtis girl living on the Canadian prairies, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful story about rage, secrets, and all the spectrums that make up a personand the sweetness that can still live alongside the bitterest truth. A William C. Morris Award Honor Book and a Stonewall Award Honor Book! Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. Shell be working in her familys ice cream