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Umbrella Summer is a book about a girl who has a brother named, Jareled who just before his 12th birthday dies from food poisoning. The girls life compleaty shuts down. The girl's best friend, Rebbeca has stood by her side from the day the girl moved in to house 7 doors down. Since the girl's brother died, the girl deciceds to take her life on a total different direction, to be careful for the rest of her life, to never builed obsticles courses with her friends again. One afternoon the girl is asked to help her neighbor do a yard sale, if she accepts she can have anything she wants from the yard sale when it's done. When the girl does accept she get thirsty. Thirsty enough to go inside and get a drink of water. A odd and suspiouses green book catches her attechion. The girl takes the book off the shelve to see what it is. It's a book all about illnesses, their simptums and how to cure them. She stuffs the book under her arm and heads out the door. She asks for the book to be her little nick nack to take home. Thinking the girl scouts leader, and her neighbor says no and puts the book on a chair. After the yard the yard sale the girl sneaks the book past the lady, her neighbor, who trusts her and runs home. Little does she know, her life is about to go through tons of changes. Losing her dearest friends, and meeting an old lady that can change her life forever.

The girl in the story learns a life long lesson that will impact her and everyone else on how to make choices. Like not to worry about everything weither steal you neighbors book to protect your self. Life is full of costs and benefits. Costs you have to pay for a better life. Benifts you may not every get to have. For example, the girl loses her best friend Rebbeca when Rebbcea's hamster dies. Rebbeca stook a leaf (their way of saying come over quick!) and left 3 messages (back up plan if they dont get the leaf) and when the girl finally comes over, to find the meloncholy news, she backs out more worried about a sign for a dease in your eye then helping her best friend when her life is depending on the girl right now. She can't worry about everything. She can't never ride her bike again her play with her friends again because of it. No she has to open up her mind and make the right dessions to lead her on a better life. She has to close her umbrella of sadness and make the best of things the way they are.