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Falling in Love with English Boys: a novel
Melissa Jensen


Stranded in London for the summer by a relationship gone bad, Catherine blogs her misery while reading the diary of a nineteenth-century girl whose life strangely parallels her own.


It's Not Summer Without You: a summer novel
Jenny Han


Teenage Isobel "Belly" Conklin, whose life revolves around spending the summer at her mother's best friend's beach house, reflects on the tragic events of the past year that changed her life forever.


The Lifeguard
Deborah Blumenthal


Spending the summer at her aunt's beach house, teenaged Sirena struggles with her parents' divorce and falls in love with a mysterious lifeguard.


The Meltdown
L Divine


Jayd needs time to recoup from her dramatic school year, but time is the one thing she doesn't have. She's said yes to becoming a debutante, and now she has to deal with her girl Mickey's jealousy--on top of babysitting, hair braiding, cheer camp, and a summer writing class. With the stress of Jayd's hectic schedule, strange visions, and insomnia, luckily Mama returns from her vacation in time to help Jayd and her crew avert real drama. Mama's convinced something sinister is at play, and they both need a plan to get Jayd her swagger back before it's too late.


My Life as a Book
Janet Tashjian


Dubbed a "reluctant reader" by his teacher, twelve-year-old Derek spends summer vacation learning important lessons even though he does not complete his summer reading list.


Notes from the Dog
Gary Paulson


When Johanna shows up at the beginning of summer to house-sit next door to Finn, he has no idea of the profound effect she will have on his life by the time summer vacation is over.


Sisterhood Everlasting: a novel
Ann Brashares

Series: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants


Four best friends--Carmen, Tibby, Bridget, and Lena--now in their late twenties, try to find their way in the world as young adults.


The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Ann Brashares

Series: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Book 1


Four best girlfriends spend the biggest summer of their lives enchanted by a magical pair of pants.


The Summer I Turned Pretty
Jenny Han


Belly spends the summer she turns sixteen at the beach just like every other summer of her life, but this time things are very different.


Twenty Boy Summer
Sarah Ockler


While on vacation in California, sixteen-year-old best friends Anna and Frankie conspire to find a boy for Anna's first kiss, but Anna harbors a painful secret that threatens their lighthearted plan and their friendship.


The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls
Julie Schumacher


When four very different small-town Delaware high school girls are forced to join a mother-daughter book club over summer vacation, they end up learning about more than just the books they read.


We'll Always Have Summer: a Summer novel
Jenny Han


The summer after her first year of college, Isobel "Belly" Conklin is faced with a choice between Jeremiah and Conrad Fisher, brothers she has always loved, when Jeremiah proposes marriage and Conrad confesses that he still loves her.

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