Summer of the Gypsy Moths

By Sara Pennypacker

275 pages

 

A surprising opening event sets this story on a suspenseful and worrisome path.Stella and Angel are two sixth grade girls, fostered by Stella's great aunt Louise, who have nothing else incommon except their knowledge of a terrible secret.It is this that forces them to find inner resources, make difficult choices and eventually forges a connection between them.  Grade 6.