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The Summer of Impossibilities
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"Four girls. One summer. And a pact to do the impossible"--
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The Summer of Impossibilities tells the story of four girls, one summer, and a pact to do the impossible. Skyler, Ellie, Scarlett, and Amelia Grace are forced to spend the summer at the lake house where their mums became best friends.
One girl can't wait, while another would rather gnaw off her own arm than hang out with a bunch of strangers just so their mums can drink too much wine and sing Journey at two o'clock in the morning. Two of the girls are sisters. Three are currently feuding with their mothers. One is hiding how bad her joint pain has gotten. All of them are hiding something.
During this transformative summer, one girl falls in love with a boy she thought she despised. Another almost sets her crush on fire with a flaming marshmallow. One has a crush that could change everything. By the end of the summer, none of them are the same.
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The Summer of Impossibilities by Rachael Allen is well-received for its portrayal of realistic teen characters who grow and develop throughout the story. The novel balances challenging themes with humour and maturity, focusing on the strong bonds and affection between the characters. The first-person narrative voices are distinctive, and the book delivers meaningful messages about honesty and self-discovery.
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ISBN: 9781419741128
Publisher: Abrams
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 12 May 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Amulet Books
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Rachael Allen is the winner of the 2019 Georgia YA Author of the Year Award, whose books include 17 First Kisses, The Revenge Playbook, and A Taxonomy of Love, which was a Junior Library Guild selection and a 2018 Book All Young Georgians Should Read. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, two children, and two sled dogs.
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