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A Ring of Endless Light (Austin Family #4)

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Category: Middle Grade (8–12)

After a tumultuous year in New York City, the Austins are spending the summer on the small island where their grandfather lives. He's very sick, and watching his condition deteriorate as the summer passes is almost more than Vicky can bear. To complicate matters, she finds herself as the center of attention for three very different boys.

Zachary Grey, the troubled and reckless boy Vicky met last summer, wants her all to himself as he grieves the loss of his mother. Leo Rodney has been just a friend for years, but the tragic loss of his father causes him to turn to Vicky for comfort—and romance. And then there's Adam Eddington. Adam is only asking Vicky to help with his research on dolphins. But Adam—and the dolphins—may just be what Vicky needs to get through this heartbreaking summer.

A Ring of Endless Light is a 1981 Newbery Honor Book.
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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Owen ★★★★★

The slow burn of watching the grandfather's illness unfold felt achingly real, and the island setting gave the whole story a quiet, heavy atmosphere that stuck with me days after finishing. It's a thoughtful read for older middle graders, though some of the emotional beats hit harder if you've dealt

Amelia K. ★★★★★

I bought this for my 11-year-old after she finished the first three in the series, and she was immediately hooked by how the family deals with their grandfather’s illness. The quiet, emotional depth of the story really surprised me—it’s not just a summer adventure. She finished it in two days.

Olivia ★★★★★

The way the family deals with their grandfather's illness felt so real, it made me tear up a few times. My 10-year-old couldn't put it down and kept asking me questions about life and loss.