Bestselling author Cynthia Hand delivers a funny,
awkward, and altogether honest coming-of-age story about one girl’s attempt to
make the most of a summer in paradise—perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and
Jenny Han.
Ada’s life is a mess. She just caught her boyfriend cheating
on her after a humiliating attempt at losing her virginity, and she’s had it up
to here with her gorgeous older sister’s unsolicited advice.
But things really hit the fan during a family vacation in
Hawaii, where Ada discovers her own mother is having an affair. Apparently,
everyone is falling into bed with people they shouldn’t. Everyone except Ada. But
when Ada decides she’s going to stop trying and start doing—sex, that is—her
best laid plan overlooks an inconvenient truth:
Feelings, romantic or not, always get in the way.
Cynthia Hand is the New York Times bestselling author of several books for teens, including the Unearthly trilogy, The Last Time We Say Goodbye, The Afterlife of Holly Chase, The How & The Why, and With You All The Way. She also writes the Jane books with fellow authors Jodi Meadows and Brodi Ashton: My Lady Jane, My Plain Jane, My Calamity Jane, My Contrary Mary, My Imaginary Mary, and My Salty Mary. Before turning to writing for young adults, she studied literary fiction and earned both an M.F.A. and a Ph.D. in fiction writing (although please don't refer to her as ""Dr. Hand,"" because that sounds like a cartoon supervillain.) She currently resides in Boise, Idaho, with her husband, two kids, two cats, one crazy dog, and a mountain of books.