02789cam a2200697 i 4500 898956383 TxAuBib 20230726120000.0 201117s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020950474 9780062985651 hardcover 0062985655 hardcover TxAuBib rda Standish, Ali, author. The mending summer / Ali Standish. First edition. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] ©2021. 359 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Author of The Ethan I Was Before"--Dust jacket. Georgia can almost feel her heart cracking a little more every day. With Daddy sinking deeper into alcoholism and Mama struggling to keep the family afloat, Georgia is sent to stay with her mysterious great aunt in her old country house. Soon, lonely Georgia meets Angela, a girl with secrets of her own, and they discover a magical lake. At first, the lake offers a thrilling escape, but as things grow worse at home, a troubled boy appears at the lake and the magic threatens to spiral out of control. Ages 8-12. Harper. 20230726. Alcoholic fathers Juvenile fiction. Children of alcoholics Juvenile fiction. Dysfunctional families Juvenile fiction. Female friendship Juvenile fiction. Friendship Juvenile fiction. Magic Juvenile fiction. Substance abuse Juvenile fiction. Wishes Juvenile fiction. Wishes Fiction. Alcoholics Fiction. Alcoholism Fiction. Family problems Fiction. Summer Fiction. Lakes Fiction. JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse. JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship. JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings. Alcoholic fathers. Children of alcoholics. Dysfunctional families. Female friendship. Friendship. Magic. Substance abuse. Wishes. Domestic fiction. Fiction. Juvenile works. Magic realist fiction. Social problem fiction. Domestic fiction. Social problem fiction. Magic realist fiction. Harper (Firm : New York), N.Y.),.