Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler

Twenty Boy Summer

by Sarah Ockler

For sixteen-year-olds Anna Reiley and Frankie Perino, their twenty day-long, minimally supervised California vacation will be the 'Absolute Best Summer Ever' and according to Frankie, if they meet one boy every day, there's a pretty good chance that Anna will get her first real boyfriend.

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.

Written in lyrical, accessible prose, this is a debut novel that explores what it truly means to love someone and what it truly means to grieve, and perhaps most importantly, how to make the most of every single moment this world has to offer.

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4 of 5 stars

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3.5 Stars.
Sarah Ockler is a poetic writer, her descriptive style puts you within the story, almost as a bystander watching the action. Her older teen novels are light and breezy, but could be seen as shallow for the more mature Y.A reader.
Still a charming coming of age read on life, death and healing. Not to mention boys.

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