Summer Island Sharon G. Flake whose neighborhood is one of

whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty

hickeys and heartbreak

she finds her family history hard to escape

Her adventure takes her to a museum full of hints about the planet's past and the strange glowing mushrooms that grow everywhere

Now she's living out of four garbage bags at her parents' house

Summer Island Sharon G. Flake whose neighborhood is one ofYears ago, Nora Bridge walked out on her marriage and left her daughters behind. She has since become a famous radio talk show host and newspaper columnist beloved for her moral advice. Her youngest daughter, Ruby, is a struggling comedienne who uses her famous mother as fuel for her bitter, cynical humor. When the tabloids unearth a scandalous secret from Nora's past, their estrangement suddenly becomes dramatic: Nora is injured in an accident and a