The Last Last-Day-of-Summer

Name: The Last Last-Day-of-Summer
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Lamar Giles
ISBN: 9781980033240

Author: Lamar Giles

Series: Legendary Alston Boys #1

Narrator: Ruffin Prentiss

Unabridged: 6 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/02/2019

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories, African American & Black Stories, Science Fiction Stories, Children's Social Themes, Bullying, Regional Stories

Synopsis

Otto and Sheed are the local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their unmatched powers of deduction. And as the summer winds down and the first day of school looms, the boys are craving just a little bit more time for fun, even as they bicker over what kind of fun they want to have. That is, until a mysterious man appears with a camera that literally freezes time. Now, with the help of some very strange people and even stranger creatures, Otto and Sheed will have to put aside their differences to save their town - and each other - before time stops for good.

About Lamar Giles

Lamar Giles is the author of The Getaway; Spin, which was a New York Times Editors' Choice and a YALSA Quick Pick; Overturned, which was also a YALSA Quick Pick; Not So Pure and Simple; Fake ID, which was an Edgar Award finalist and a YALSA Quick Pick; and Endangered, which was also an Edgar Award finalist. He is the editor of the anthology Fresh Ink and has contributed to many other anthologies as well. Lamar is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books. He resides in Virginia with his family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nila

The book was a short fun read where cousins Otto and Sheed, the legendary Alston boys who have saved the town many a time with their heroics, came across Mr. Flux and his magic camera which literally stopped time. The boys had to work double time to get to the bottom of this mystery and free the peo......more

Goodreads review by Bethany (Beautifully Bookish Bethany)

4.5 stars rounded up The Last Last-Day-0f-Summer is a funny, rompy middle grade novel following two cousins wishing summer would just keep going. But when they unexpectedly get their wish, their entire town freezes and strange people and creatures begin to appear. They must find a way to unfreeze the......more

Goodreads review by Andre

We often say we need diverse books, and that diversity is necessary not only in racial representation but also in variety of stories we tell. And to this end we have the adventures of Sheed and Otto in The Last Day of Summer. REVIEW👉🏿Sheed and Otto are amateur sleuths in their small town and each ti......more