The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles

The first middle grade novel by Giles, a cofounder of We Need Diverse Books. 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. : The Last Last-Day-of-Summer: First printing. That is, until a mysterious man appears with a camera that literally freezes time. 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. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer Audiobook By Lamar Giles cover art. And I, for one, am grateful to Giles, and this brilliant story, for that reminder.' ?Jason Reynolds, #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor?winning author of Stuntboy, in the Meantime In the first Legendary Alston Boys mystery from Edgar Award nominee Lamar Giles?now in paperback?two adventurous cousins accidentally freeze time on the last day of summer, and the secrets hidden between the seconds, minutes, and hours aren't quite the endless fun they expected! Otto and Sheed are the local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their unmatched powers of deduction. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer as its meant to be heard, narrated by Ruffin Prentiss.

Every single child should have the freedom to be one of The Legendary Alstons. 'The Last Last-Day-of-Summer reminds me that all children deserve to exist in magical spaces where their imaginations and familial bonds will them into heroism.

The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles