The secret summer promise

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Summary:

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. -- Amazon.

Physical Description:

289 pages ; 22 cm

Genre:

Romance fiction.

Subject Term:

Teenage girls -- Fiction.

Summer -- Fiction.

Lesbians -- Fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

Cerebral palsy -- Fiction

Publisher:

Levine Querido,

Publication Date:

2023

ISBN:

9781646141739

Publication Information:

Montclair [New Jersey] : Levine Querido, 2023.

Call Number:

YA BROWN

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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

Author Notes

Keah Brown is a journalist, screenwriter, and author of The Pretty One and Sam's Super Seats , She is the creator of #DisabledAndCute. Her other work has appeared in Teen Vogue , Elle , Harper's Bazaar , Marie Claire UK , and The New York Times , among other publications. She has been featured in anthologies including the New York Times -bestselling You Are Your Best Thing edited by Brené Brown and Tarana Burke. To learn more check out keahbrown.com.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 7--10--The summer after a serious surgery related to her cerebral palsy, Andrea is ready to complete an epic summer bucket list. As she begins to check off each item with her bestie Hailee, one major problem presents itself: Andrea realizes she's actually in love with her best friend. Andrea fights her feelings until the crush she forces herself to have on a male classmate seems to shatter their friendship into pieces. Misunderstanding and miscommunication are at the heart of the conflict, pushing the plot forward quickly but frustratingly. With some help from supportive parents and an extensive friend group, the two girls come together as a sweet love story unfolds. Though the girls are 17, the dialogue and the motivations behind the friendship drama read much younger, making this a more relatable title for tween readers. Andrea's disability is treated with care and honesty, often interrogating and inverting the harmful stereotypes readers may have come to expect from a disabled protagonist. Andrea is Black, Hailee is Chinese American, and their friend group is believably diverse. VERDICT Young teens who want a lighthearted, queer, friends-to-lovers summer romp filled with authentic representation will find plenty to love in this debut.--Allison Staley

Publisher's Weekly Review

Seventeen-year-old Andrea and her best friend Hailee have prepared a Best Summer Ever list filled with activities, including attending a Lizzo concert, going thrifting, skinny-dipping, and binge-watching Drew Barrymore films. Andrea also has her own secret goal: falling out of love with Hailee. After becoming estranged from her other best friend, Olivia, Andrea is hesitant to potentially ruin her friendship with Hailee by confessing her feelings; she also struggles with the belief that her cerebral palsy will prevent anyone from loving her. When classmate George starts expressing interest in Andrea, however, she begins realizing that people do find her attractive. But after Hailee learns that Andrea has been ditching her to hang out with George, the summer sours with Hailee's hurt feelings and Andrea's guilt. Lighthearted romance that's sure to gratify and meaningful conversations surrounding friendship and first love drive this earnest treat from Brown (Sam's Super Seats), which boasts leisurely pacing that mimics the syrupy unraveling of a slow, hot summer. Andrea is Black, Hailee is Chinese, George has green eyes and brown hair. Ages 12-- up. Agent: Alexander Slater, Sanford J. Greenburger Assoc. (May)