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Sometime in Summer

by Katrina Leno

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A summer of change, books, and a hint of cosmic magic

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A summer of change, books, and a hint of cosmic magic

As her family’s bookstore is being sold and her parents’ divorce reshapes home, Anna Lucia Bell heads to Rockport, a New England seaside town expecting little more than another run of bad luck. The summer instead brings a rare comet, reconnecting friendships, and questions about love and self-understanding. Books are woven into the story through Anna’s relationship with her mother and the bookstore’s closing, making reading part of the family history and the changes she must face. Set across two months by the coast, the novel combines an everyday coming-of-age transition with a lightly magical element.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens interested in coming-of-age stories set over a summer
  • Readers who enjoy book-centered fiction and family bookstore settings
  • Readers drawn to stories about friendship, family change, and first love

Themes

Family changeFriendshipBooks and bookstoresSummerLove and self-discovery

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Book overview

From critically acclaimed author Katrina Leno comes a tender love letter to books and summertime, with a touch of magic.

Anna Lucia Bell believes in luck: bad luck. Bad luck made her best friend stop talking to her. Bad luck caused her parents' divorce. Bad luck is forcing her mother, Miriam, to sell the family's beloved bookstore. And it is definitely bad luck that Anna seems to be the only person in the world Miriam is unable to recommend a life-changing book.

When Anna finds out that she and her mom are spending two months in a New England seaside town called Rockport, she expects a summer plagued with bad luck too. But Rockport has surprises in store for Anna, including a comet making its first appearance in over twenty years and two new--but familiar--friends.

In what will prove to be the most important summer of her life so far, Anna learns about love, herself, and the magic that an ordinary summer can bring.
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