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The secret summer promise  Cover Image Book Book

The secret summer promise / Keah Brown.

Brown, Keah, (author.).

Summary:

"THE BSE (Best Summer Ever) LIST! 1. Blueberries. 2. Art show in ShoeHorn. 3. Lizzo concert. 4. Thrift shop pop-up. 5. Skinny Dipping at the lake house. 6. Amusement Park Day! 7. Drew Barrymarathon. 8. Paintball day. Oh, and ... . 9. Fall out of love with Hailee. Andrea Williams has got this. The Best Summer Ever. Two summers ago, she spent all her time in bed, recovering from the latest surgery for her cerebral palsy. She's waited too long for adventure and thrills to enter her life. Together with her crew of ride-or-die friends, and the best parents anyone could ask for (just don't tell them that), she's going to live it up. There's just one thing that could ruin it: Her best friend, Hailee, finding out Andrea's true feelings. So Andrea WILL fall out of love with Hailee--even if it means dating the cute boy George who keeps showing up everywhere with a smile. Do we want Andrea to succeed? No! Does she? We're not telling!"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781646141739 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 289 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Montclair, NJ : Levine Querido, 2023.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 12-18.
Subject: Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Lesbians > Juvenile fiction.
Love > Juvenile fiction.
Teenage girls > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Lesbians > Fiction.
Love > Fiction.
Teenage girls > Fiction.
Genre: Young adult fiction.
Lesbian fiction.
Lesbian romance fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lakeshore Branch.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch YA Brown 31681010326718 YADULT Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    Planning the best summer ever, Andrea Williams realizes that there's just one thing that could ruin it: her best friend Hailee finding out her true feelings, so Andrea will fall out of love with her--or so she thinks.
  • Baker & Taylor
    Planning the best summer ever, Andrea Williams realizes that there’s just one thing that could ruin it: her best friend Hailee finding out her true feelings, so Andrea will fall out of love with her?—?or so she thinks.
  • Baker & Taylor
    Last summer, Andrea Williams spent all her time in bed, recuperating from the latest surgery for her cerebral palsy. This summer she plans to live it up-- and part of that means falling out of love with her best friend, Hailee. Even if it means dating George, who keeps showing up everywhere. -- adapted from jacket
  • Grand Central Pub
    THE BSE (Best Summer Ever) LIST!
     

    1.        Blueberries
    2.        Art show in ShoeHorn
    3.        Lizzo concert
    4.        Thrift shop pop-up
    5.        Skinny Dipping at the lake house
    6.        Amusement Park Day!
    7.        Drew Barrymarathon
    8.        Paintball
    day
     
    Oh, and ….
     
    9.        Fall out of love with Hailee.
     
    Andrea Williams has got this. The Best Summer Ever. Last summer, she spent all her time in bed, recovering from the latest surgery for her cerebral palsy. She’s waited too long for adventure and thrills to enter her life. Together with her crew of ride-or-die friends, and the best parents anyone could ask for (just don’t tell them that), she’s going to live it up.
     
    There’s just one thing that could ruin it: Her best friend, Hailee, finding out Andrea’s true feelings. So Andrea WILL fall out of love with Hailee – even if it means dating the cute boy George who keeps showing up everywhere with a smile.
     
    Do we want Andrea to succeed? No! Does she? We’re not telling!
     
    Keah Brown is a journalist, screenwriter, and author who has written for Teen Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, and The New York Times. She is also the creator of #DisabledAndCute. Now, in her YA debut of nerdy queer love, Keah gives us the perfect summer read and cast of characters to fall in love with.

    P R A I S E

     “For fans of messy queer romance, some realistically complicated representation.”
    —Kirkus Reviews

    “Lighthearted romance that’s sure to gratify and meaningful conversations surrounding friendship and first love drive this earnest treat from Brown, which boasts leisurely pacing that mimics the syrupy unraveling of a slow, hot summer.”
    —Publishers Weekly

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