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  • The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones

  • By: Daven McQueen
  • Narrated by: Janina Edwards
  • Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (17 ratings)

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The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones

By: Daven McQueen
Narrated by: Janina Edwards
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There are some friends you never forget.

It's the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his White father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he's sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in small-town Alabama, his blackness is suddenly front and center, and no one is shy about making it known he's not welcome there. Enter Juniper Jones. The town's resident oddball and free spirit, she's everything the townspeople aren't-open, kind, and accepting.

Armed with two bikes and an unlimited supply of root beer floats, Ethan and Juniper set out to find their place in a town that's bent on rejecting them. As Ethan is confronted for the first time by what it means to be Black in America, Juniper tries to help him see the beauty in even the ugliest reality, and that even the darkest days can give rise to an invincible summer....

©2020 Daven McQueen (P)2021 Tantor
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Life for blacks in the 1950s

The story is told from the perspective of a half lot boy who grew up in the Seattle area. He had rarely experienced racism growing up. He spends the summer in Alabama with his aunt and uncle where he experiences racism. Luckily he makes a wonderful friend in Juniper Jones. I really like the story and the character development. We get a good view of what life was like in 1955. While there is racism, some racial slurs, and death, there is no sex and very little swearing.

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Could've been amazing

The writing was just ok. The story was heartbreaking but took a long time to develop. The narration wasn't for me.

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