Second Chance Summer
Readers rate it 3.9 (56 on Hardcover)
468 pages · Released 2012 · Simon & Schuster UK Ltd
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Second Chance Summer parent’s guide: what’s inside
Violence
LGBTQ+ themes
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A note for parents
Second Chance Summer is a contemporary coming-of-age romance centered on family reconnection during a terminal illness. The book explores mature emotional themes—particularly grief and mortality—but handles them thoughtfully rather than graphically. Romance and mild sexual references are present but not explicit. The story emphasizes family bonds, forgiveness, and making meaningful memories under difficult circumstances.
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"Taylor Edwards' family might not be the closest-knit--everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled--but for the most part, they get along just fine. Then Taylor's dad gets devastating news, and her parents decide that the family will spend one last summer all together at their old lake house in the Pocono Mountains... "Taylor Edwards' family might not be the closest-knit--everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled--but for the most part, they get along just fine. Then Taylor's dad gets devastating news, and her parents decide that the family will spend one last summer all together at their old lake house in the Pocono Mountains. Crammed into a place much smaller and more rustic than they are used to, they begin to get to know each other again. And Taylor discovers that the people she thought she had left behind haven't actually gone anywhere. Her former best friend is still around, as is her first boyfriend...and he's much cuter at seventeen than he was at twelve. As the summer progresses and the Edwards become more of a family, they're more aware than ever that they're battling a ticking clock. Sometimes, though, there is just enough time to get a second chance--with family, with friends, and with love"--
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- Love
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- Family life
- Fiction
- Interpersonal relations
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emotions & Feelings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents
- Terminally ill
- Juvenile fiction
- Families
- Love stories
- Social Issues
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ISBN 9781471125324 · Simon & Schuster UK Ltd