Sunrise Summer
Matthew Swanson
Each summer, a young girl’s family travels to Alaska’s tundra to operate a commercial salmon-fishing business. This year she joins the crew for the first time, working alongside her mother while her younger brothers pursue activities she once shared, including looking for agates and chasing lemmings. Her fishing work begins before dawn and includes mastering a knot she has practiced repeatedly. The story follows her pride in taking on demanding work despite missing her brothers’ summer fun.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.
