Coyote Summer

by Mimi Thebo

Sometimes I get that feeling like everyone can see right through me. Like all my secrets and thoughts and things I don't want anyone to see are hanging all over me.

My mum has exiled me; sent me halfway across the world to live with her sister in Kansas. Have you ever been to Kansas? The emptiness is overwhelming.

Everyone thinks I'm a failure. But then he sees me. The coyote, eyes golden and wild. And I guess it's because someone's watching me, but I start to dance.

With hauntingly-beautiful writing from Mimi Thebo, author of Dreaming the Bear, Coyote Summer will stay with you long after you put the book down.

192 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2017

Reviews

[alessia._.d · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mi a plăcut cartea maxim. Mi a plăcut progresul pe cae l a făcut personajul principal cât a stat la Mătușa sa . E spectaculoasa ! Ne a arătat adevarul despre anumite lucruri pe care noi , poate, le evitam in zilele obișnuite .

[Andrei Nicolae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intr-un mediu comod, unde totul pare sa îți aparțină și la orice problema alții sa îți găsească rezolvare, nu iti poti defini caracterul.
Jules, personajul principal, trece prin perioada adolescenței, creează diferite probleme la școală și asa ca este trimisa la mătușa ei, în America, Kansas, într-o ferma, un mediu complet diferit de ce a trăit. Toate greutățile, relațiile ,persoanele întâlnite, timpul pentrecut cu coiotul (adica cu sinele ), emoțiile trăite o vor aduce spre calea recunoașterii interioare, găsindu-și chemarea și locul ei în lume .
,, Este o lecție scumpa , asa ca reține-o ! ''

[Sammy Conway · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read with a mixed group of dyslexic readers aged 11 to 14 and they loved it. It was a bit slow to start but once we had All got into it we were addicted. The main character is relatable and the romantic interests afforded lots of conversation opportunities for what a healthy relationship should be like. Great!

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting book with many concepts freshly approached. A casual, chatty stlye which made it easy to read

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a good book but I also felt like I got the message that if you accidentally did someone grievous harm and then went away somewhere you would become a better person.

[briana · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[bella · Rating 5 out of 5]

6 stars.
was left speechless

[Sara Para · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amazing.i really loved Jules carachter development throughout the book .It hit right at home.

[Iulia · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5/5⭐️
a few plot twist😺

[Book Gannet · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this tale of a spoiled brat finally learning from her mistakes and growing up over the course of a Kansas summer. Jules isn’t particularly likeable at first, but she has good qualities and they grew much stronger throughout the book.

Headstrong, impulsive, stubborn and troublesome, Jules has a lot of flaws, but I admired the way she worked and didn’t complain too much. She’s not lazy, she’s just used to having everything done for her. Her determination to dance was great too and I loved how her relationships with her aunt and uncle, the dance teacher and Robbie all developed. Her misbehaviour might have caused a lot of trouble in the past, but I liked how she did eventually learn from everything and work to become a better person.

Along with a good dose of culture shock between the UK and the US, not least being able to drive at such a young age, there’s rarely a dull moment as Jules works hard, has new friends to make, as well as possible romances blooming. There’s also plenty about Jules’ own past to uncover, especially about her father and her mother’s life before she left Kansas. I wish we’d been given more details on this, actually, and I was kind of annoyed at the way the book left this side of things. I also really, really, really wish someone had punched Brad. I don’t even care who did it, just someone, because he deserved it.

There’s also the coyote, who is as much the spirit of the book as a character. I loved how her time with him progressed and the way he brought out the better person hiding underneath all her bad behaviour. And the dancing. I loved the dancing.

In all, this was a really good read – thoughtful and intelligent and relatable – perfect for young girls on the edge of their teens, especially if they love animals or dance or reading.

(Review copy provided by the publisher via Amazon Vine)

[Julie Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25
The first time I picked up this read, I couldn't get into it, so I gave it some time to see if I get the itch to start based on my mood. Eventually I did, and it hooked from the first page. Although, the main character is very unlikeable and when I found out what was what she did in order to sort of get exiled as she decribes at the begining, I didn't like her at all, but trusting the process created the most surprising character arc possible.
The action wasn't very packed, but at the same it felt busy and tranquile even through the main character's point of view moved the story along quite a lot.
Mimi Thebo's writing style and the way she used the descriptions to transport you in the small town of Fort Scott, Kansas is a very impressive in itself, but toghether with the unique the thoughts and concerns were related in order for to find herself in dance.