WINNER, Moonbeam Award for Young Adult Fiction, Gold Medal SELECTION, Best Bets of 2013, The Ontario Library Association STARRED SELECTION, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Fall 2013 "utterly gorgeous! In a well—paced, beautifully spare prose, Andrews charts the journey of a boy faced with the most difficult task of his life: making friends with a darkly mysterious, frightened and unhappy stranger: himself." —Tim Wynne—Jones, author of Blink & Caution - -

"From the moment we first meet Kyle, a ward of the state, we care deeply about this abused and silent boy. The Silent Summer of Kyle McGinley is an unsentimental celebration of courage, kindness and hard-won hope. Jan Andrews is at the top of her game." — Sarah Ellis , author of Odd Man Out

"…Silent Summer … is utterly gorgeous! In a well-paced, beautifully spare prose, Andrews charts the journey of a boy faced with the most difficult task of his life: making friends with a darkly mysterious, frightened and unhappy stranger: himself." — Tim Wynne-Jones , author of Blink & Caution

"[ Silent Summer ] teaches, it exposes, it shares, and it entertains. It opens one's eyes. Isn't that what every good story should do?" — CanLit for Little Canadians

"With his well-placed sarcasm and keen observations, Kyle is an authentic teen character that we immediately identify with." — Canadian Children's Book News

"Andrews has created a character with whom young readers will have empathy, with whom they will laugh and cry, and someone they will not soon forget." — Highly recommended, CM Magazine