Hot Season Paperback – November 1, 2016

DeFreitas crafts characters that feel like someone you know (or someone you used to be)

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Deb Stone

July 9, 2017

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From the moment Katie steps onstage, there is never a doubt about her attitude or agency, and when she becomes the pivotal character on which the turn of the novel hangs, we hang with her too, wondering if the actions of her youthful idealism are justified, even if they seem necessary. DeFreitas crafts characters that feel like someone you know (or someone you used to be), young men and women eager to change the injustices against our planet, yet ultimately, pragmatic about the potential risks of such action. DeFreitas’ poetic language, especially in the scenes between parents and young adults, offer insight into the struggle for individuation as students prepare to move on to their adult lives. The parenting adults never usurp the young adults’ places as the agents of change in this story, and even though the questions the youths wrestle about right and wrong and rivers and dams are not entirely answered, you never doubt they have wrestled an enormous question with integrity and grit. Place and setting are central in this story; you will want to visit (or revisit) the high desert of Arizona to smell the sun and soil DeFreitas has so skillfully wrought.

I enjoyed this book for more reasons than because I'm an ...

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Patrice Bobier

May 15, 2017

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I enjoyed this book for more reasons than because I'm an old hippie and know the author. It was a quick read, partly because I didn't want to put the book down, and I wanted to know the outcome! I've since shared it with others, which, I guess, means they haven't bought their own copies. (Sorry, Amazon and Susie!) Keep writing, Susan! Everyone else - buy the book!

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This is a wonderful, fun

August 2, 2017

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This is a wonderful, fun, surprising novel. The humor is particularly poignant if you spent or misspent your youth in the activist world.

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I loved it! Her unique style of description kept me ...

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david jacob

May 23, 2017

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I loved it! Her unique style of description kept me more and more engaged. I felt like I was there. I'm looking forward to her next novel!

Older generation loves book.

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Sally Defreitas

April 30, 2017

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I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It reminded me of time that I spent in Prescott, Arizona. Full disclosure, the author is my daughter.

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February 20, 2017

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Loved the characters, entertaining story. Lots of layers like a Walla Walla onion :-P highly recommend to anyone looking for an exciting youthful world to get lost in for awhile.

An excellent and entertaining read

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rwderm

May 15, 2017

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I enjoyed the book a lot--very evocative of a different environment and vivid characters than my usual comfort zone of mysteries

Handles weighty and timely topics with charm and wit

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