Twenty Boy Summer
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4.5 • 261 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
Twenty Days. Twenty Boys. One chance to find love.
According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days in ZanzibarBay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling, and if they meet one boy every day, there's a pretty good chance Anna will find her first summer romance. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there's something she hasn't told Frankie---she's already had that kind of romance, and it was with Frankie's older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death one year ago.
Beautifully written and emotionally honest, this is a debut novel that explores what it truly means to love someone and what it means to grieve, and ultimately, how to make the most of every single moment this world has to offer.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Anna was best friends with Frankie and her brother, Matt, until all three are in a car accident in which Matt is killed. A year later, Anna and Frankie, struggling to get past Matt's death, head to California with Frankie's parents for a beach vacation, determined to have "the Absolute Best Summer Ever (A.B.S.E)." But Anna has a secret: her friendship with Matt had become an intense romance shortly before the accident, and she cannot determine "the statue of limitations on feeling guilty for cheating on a ghost." Readers will be quickly drawn in and moved by the pain that strains Frankie's family, which ultimately threatens the friends' relationship. The plot takes too long to unfold, however, and teens might be surprised that the title's premise (referring to a bet the girls make that "whoever get the most prospects wins") almost disappears among other plot points. Still, Ockler's debut is often poetic ("I've replayed the events of that day a hundred thousand times, looking for clues. An alternate ending. The butterfly effect") and the girls' friendship authentic, making for a poignant summer read. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
Amazing!
This book was absolutely amazing! I didn't want it to end it was so good! It is very touching, and well written! This is a must read book!
Awesome!
I absolutely love this book! It is so easy to relate to and the author writes this book so beautifully. This book is by far the best book i have ever read.
Twenty boy summer
Such a good book. Teenagers can really relate and she uses such familiar terminology, coming from a 16 year old, I'll treasure this book for ages.