A Summer to Die

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A Summer to Die
Lois Lowry

Having a sister who is blonde and pretty and popular can be tricky if you’re like Meg – serious, hardworking, and, well, plain.But when Molly becomes seriously ill, Meg, no longer jealous, has to face up to something quite different: that Molly is not going to come home from the hospital, that Molly is going to die. Difficult to accept at the best of times, and when Meg has to cope with all the problems of growing up too, it’s the hardest thing she’s ever had to do.

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First published in the US by Houghton Miffiin Co. 1977

Published in Great Britain by Lions in 1990

Copyright © 1977 by Lois Lowry

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Contents

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Title Page (#ucd40fe13-80c5-551f-bead-b353efc5cd89)

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Prologue (#u2201e9b8-c0f6-5e05-b401-37551f6addf3)

Chapter 1 (#ulink_e539db18-1ebe-58bb-9a94-5749272aaa39)

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

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Prologue (#ulink_6809ab84-915b-5432-a74e-4a76853906e3)

A Summer to Die

I don’t know what time it was when something woke me up. I wasn’t sure what it was, but something was happening that made me afraid; I had that feeling along the edge of my back, that cold feeling you get when things aren’t going right. And it wasn’t a dream. I sat up in bed and looked round in the dark, shaking off whatever was left of sleep, and the feeling was still there, that something was very wrong.

“Molly,” I whispered. Stupid to whisper, if you want to wake someone up.

But she answered, as if she were already awake. Her voice was strange. Frightened, and puzzled. “Meg,” she said. “Call Mum and Dad, quick.” I ran.