Part of the Open Door series of short books for emerging readers. Young
Susan tells this gripping and moving tale about the summer when she was
eight years old, and her brother Bruno nearly drowns in the sea. She
gets him back to shore where he becomes seriously ill. While he is in
hospital, Susan and sister Peanut are often left alone. This is a story
about change, growth and hope told through the eyes of a child who does
not understand what is happening. It covers the developing relationship
of the three children, the kindness of strangers, the support and love
in a family that needs assistance, and is fortunate enough to find it.