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During her last summer at home before leaving for college, Emaline meets Theo, an assistant documentary filmmaker filming a movie in town. Their whirlwind romance unfolds amid seaside scenes and the backdrop of Emaline’s family life as she wrestles with growing up and her future.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Coming of Age/Coming of Age Romance
Authors: Sarah Dessen
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