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  1. 1The Summer of Broken Rules (2021)The Summer of Broken Rules (2021) 9.5/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2021Meredith returns to Martha’s Vineyard for a cousin’s wedding after her sister’s death. Her family’s weeklong game of Assassin gives her an excuse to get close to a groomsman while keeping one foot in an old tradition. Pick this for the closest mix of summer rituals, family grief, and flirting that…0
  2. 2Along for the ride (2009)Along for the ride (2009) 8.8/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2009Auden spends the summer in the beach town of Colby with her father, his new wife, and their baby. She and Eli explore after dark, when there’s less pressure to be the kid either family remembers. Start here if the quiet hours away from the beach crowd are what you want most.0
  3. 3Second Chance Summer (2012)Second Chance Summer (2012) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2012A last summer in the Pocono Mountains puts Taylor back near an old best friend and a first boyfriend. Her dad’s terminal diagnosis gives the lake house a different meaning for everyone who returns. Choose it for the closest emotional stakes if you want the grief to have as much space as the romance.0
  4. 4Twenty boy summer (2009)Twenty boy summer (2009) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2009Anna goes to Zanzibar Bay with her best friend, Frankie, who proposes meeting one boy each day of the trip. Frankie doesn’t know Anna already had a secret romance with her brother before he died. That turns a silly vacation game into a test of when to tell the one person who might understand.0
  5. 5Alex, approximately (2017)Alex, approximately (2017) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2017Bailey moves to her dad’s California surf town, where the movie fan she knows online might live. She takes a job at the local museum and falls into an argument with the security guard instead. This is a lighter beach-town choice if you like watching a new crush complicate an old one.0
  6. 6The rest of the story (2019)The rest of the story (2019)Published Jan 1, 2019Saylor spends the summer with relatives she barely knows in her late mother’s lake town. Roo helps her discover the family stories that connect the two sides of the lake. Pick this for the feeling of finding out why a family comes back to a place, especially when you’ve heard only one side of its…0
  7. 7The summer of lost letters (2021)The summer of lost letters (2021)Published Jan 1, 2021Abby follows her grandmother’s love letters to Nantucket. There’s a grandson who wants her to leave the old story alone and an island full of clues that make that difficult. Pick this if you like summer romance with a family history you can piece together along with the main character.0
  8. 8Summer of salt (2018)Summer of salt (2018) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2018On an island where the women in her family have a reputation for magic, Georgina worries about what her sister is becoming and gets close to a visitor. The long summer on the island carries romance, suspicion, and family loyalty at the same time. Try it if you want the beach-town feeling with a…0
  9. 9The summer of letting go (2014)The summer of letting go (2014)Published Jan 1, 2014Francesca’s best friend is dating the boy she likes, but that’s only part of the summer she’s stuck in. Babysitting a four-year-old who reminds her of the brother she lost brings family grief back into focus. Choose it if those quieter moments in Jenny Han were the parts you thought about afterward.0
  10. 10Since You've Been Gone (2014)Since You've Been Gone (2014) 8.8/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2014Sloane vanishes at the start of the summer, leaving Emily a list of thirteen things she’d never normally do. Working through it with Frank gives Emily a new friendship while she tries to make sense of the old one. Choose this when you want the summer to feel like a project somebody can actually…0