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Sarah Dessen meets Morgan Matson in the perfect summer debut about learning to say goodbye -- or finding a reason to stayCaroline is counting the days until September, when she'll turn seventeen and she and her older boyfriend, Jake, will run away together. She doesn't feel connected to anyone at home now that she has him, and she can't wait to see the world with the most important person in her life. So with just a few more months until freedom, she spends her summer working at the local aquarium gift shop and dreaming of the fall. Then she meets Georgia, a counselor at the aquarium's camp, and Caroline's world changes. Through pizza lunches, trips to amusement parks, and midnight talks, Georgia begins to show Caroline there's more to life than being with Jake.
About the Author
Sarah Van Name grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and now lives and works in Durham with her husband, Ben, and her dog, Toast. She is the author of two young adult novels, The Goodbye Summer (2019, a Junior Library Guild pick) and Any Place But Here (2021) . You can find her on Instagram @sarahvanname.
