With winsome humor and a dash of small-town charm, Lisa Graff's third novel is a touching look at rising above grief and the healing power of community. And with a lot of help from those around her-and a book about a pig, too-Annie just may find a way to close her umbrella of sadness and step back into the sunshine. Lisa Graff - After her brother Jared dies, ten-year-old Annie worries about the hidden dangers of everything, from bug bites to bicycle riding, until she is befriended by a new neighbor who is grieving her own.

It takes a new neighbor, who looks as plain as a box of toothpicks but has some surprising secrets of her own, to make Annie realize that her plans for being careful aren't working out as well as she had hoped. Lisa grew up in a small California town very much like the one in this novel and received an MFA in writing for children from the New School. But they thought her brother, Jared, was just fine too, and Jared died. Umbrella Summer - by Lisa Graff (Paperback) 6.99When purchased online In Stock Add to cart About this item Specifications Dimensions (Overall): 7.62 Inches (H) x 5.19 Inches (W) x. Umbrella Summer By Lisa Graff In Stock Online Umbrella Summer, by Lisa Graff Annie Richard’s brother was just 11 years old when he died four months ago of an undiagnosed heart condition. Lisa Graff is the author of The Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower and The Thing About Georgie, which was named to nine state reading lists. The activities include a crossword puzzle, word searches, and a word. Everyone keeps telling Annie not to worry so much, that she's just fine. This is a book study and activities bundle for Amy June Bates' 'The Big Umbrella', including a reading comprehension quiz, Fill in the Blank quiz, writing prompts, book report, and bookmarks in different ways to reward children for reading. That's why being careful is so important, even if it does mean giving up some of her favorite things, like bike races with her best friend, Rebecca, and hot dogs on the Fourth of July. Annie Richards knows there are a million things to look out for-bicycle accidents, food poisoning, chicken pox, smallpox, typhoid fever, runaway zoo animals, and poison oak.

Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff