A thirteen-year-old’s summer journal captures family chaos, a visiting cousin, first crushes, and the messy thrills of growing up.
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A thirteen-year-old’s summer journal captures family chaos, a visiting cousin, first crushes, and the messy thrills of growing up.
Mary Lou Finney is less than excited about her assignment to keep a journal over the summer. Boring! Then cousin Carl Ray comes to stay with her family, and what starts out as the dull dog days of summer quickly turns into the wildest roller coaster ride of all time.How was Mary Lou suppose to know what would happen with Carl Ray and the ring? Or with her boy-crazy best friend Beth Ann? Or with (sigh) the permanently pink Alex Cheevey? Suddenly a boring school project becomes a record of the mos...
will contain mild spoilers
Mild crushes, hand-holding, and adolescent attraction; no explicit content
A character is hurt in an accident; mild peril only
No strong language present
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQ+ content present
No religious content present
No magic or witchcraft present
No occult content present
No political themes present
No self-harm or suicide content
Adoption secrets and grief over a loved one’s death referenced
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