The Summer of Everything: Meet Ella, Zay, Anna + Coop
This summer, Ella wants to chew gum and destroy boys’ hearts. Zay wants to study hard to get into a good college. Anna wants to kickback and soak up the sun. Coop wants to build his social media empire.
Instead, they’ll spend the summer trying to save their local independent bookstore.
He likes… Making lists, comic books, Green Lantern (preferably John Stewart), tea, his job at Once Upon a Page, ‘90s music, his best friend Nico Alvarez
He hates… Corporate coffeeshops, helping his brother, thinking about the future, his mom’s books, people flirting with Nico Alvarez
Comic book geek Wesley Hudson excels at two things: slacking off at his job and pining after his best friend, Nico. Advice from his friends, ‘90s alt-rock songs, and online dating articles aren’t helping much with his secret crush. And his dream job at Once Upon a Page, the local used bookstore, is threatened when a coffeeshop franchise wants to buy the property. To top it off, his annoying brother needs wedding planning advice. When all three problems converge, Wes comes face-to-face with the one thing he’s been avoiding—adulthood.
Now, confronted with reality, can Wes balance saving the bookstore and his strained sibling relationship? Can he win the heart of his crush, too?
From@duetbooks, start summer August 4th with Julian Winters’ The Summer of Everything.
Julian Winters is a best-selling author of contemporary young adult fiction. His novels Running With Lions andHow to Be Remy Cameron (Duet, 2018 and 2019 respectively), won accolades and awards for their positive depictions of diverse, relatable characters. Running With Lions is the recipient of an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award. How to Be Remy Cameron received a starred review from School Library Journal and was named a Junior Library Guild selection. A former management trainer, Julian currently lives outside of Atlanta where he can be found reading, being a self-proclaimed comic book geek, or watching the only two sports he can follow—volleyball and soccer. His novel, The Summer of Everything, will be released in August 2020.
I still can’t get over this cover and that I have a THIRD BOOK coming out in less than 8 months! On August 4th, prepare to laugh, swoon, and avoid adulting!
There are two things Mark Oshiro is great at: (a) brilliant writing – their debut YA novel, Anger Is a Gift is a heartwrenching, powerful, must-read and (b) finding new ways to make me cry. Their blurb for How To Be Remy Cameron confirms both. I’m so grateful for this award-winning author’s kindness and utter love for Remy and his story.
I’m so grateful that my next YA book, RIGHT WHERE I LEFT YOU, will be published by Viking/Penguin in Spring 2022. Can’t wait for everyone to meet Isaac, Diego, Davi, and all the other characters in Isaac’s journey.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! this year i’m planning on doing at least one piece of art for every novel i read, starting with the one i finished this week: an enchantment of ravens by margaret robinson. i LOVED it, and i’m planning on doing more fanart soon!
