Someone Elses Summer, Rachel Bateman
Someone Elses Summer, Rachel Bateman
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Someone Else's Summer

Author: Rachel Bateman

Narrator: Christine Lakin

Unabridged: 7 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/09/2017

Synopsis

For fans of Julie Halpern and Morgan Matson comes a summer road trip story about adventure, sisters, and finding out who you truly want to be.

Anna's always idolized her older sister, Storm. So when Storm dies in a tragic car accident on the night of her high school graduation, Anna is completely lost and her family is torn apart. That is, until she finds Storm's summer bucket list and decides to honor her sister by having the best summer ever -- which includes taking an epic road trip to the coast from her sleepy Iowa town. Setting out to do everything on Storm's list along with her sisters best friend Cameron -- the boy next door -- who knew that Storm's dream summer would eventually lead to Anna's own self-discovery?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tina on May 09, 2018

I received a copy of this book for free through a Goodreads giveaway. To be honest, I wasn't sure if I wanted to read this book. It's a YA contemporary and, considering the premise, I figured it would be a tearjerker. I was wrong. There are some sad moments but nothing like what I was expecting. The m......more

Goodreads review by Beatrice on May 19, 2017

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Someone Else's Summer is a coming-of-age story about a girl named Anna whose older sister died in a car accident on her graduation night. Storm is a cancer survivor and she looks up to her for being brave. When she found Storm's bucket list and goes......more

Goodreads review by Irena BookDustMagic on January 21, 2021

First of all, how cool the author's surname is?! It's almost like Batman, but with E in between. And now... let's get into the book... This book is perfect for summer (ok, I know I'm late, but you can always read it on a sunny day, even if it's not summer, or maybe save it for next year?), and it's pe......more

Goodreads review by Hedi on February 07, 2017

Blogreview: [URL not allowed] *A copy was given to me by Netgally for a honest review* "#15 Be brave with my life" This was everything and more. A heartbreaking and warming story about a girl who loses her best friend, her other half.. her sister. Anna lost her sister right after......more

Goodreads review by Holly in Bookland on March 05, 2017

The cover is what drew me in. It's very nostalgic:) This was a sweet contemporary coming of age story. After Anna's sister dies, she finds a notebook of what Storm's perfect summer would have been. So Anna decides to live this out for her with the help of Storm's best friend, Cameron. I loved the pr......more

Quotes

"Equally heartbreaking and inspiring, Rachel Bateman's Someone Else's Summer is a journey of love and healing that examines the true meaning of bravery."—Kristina McBride, author of A Million Times Goodnight and One Moment

"Plenty of romantic moments will make starry-eyed readers swoon."—Kirkus Reviews

"[W]ill appeal to fans of contemporary novels in the vein of Jessi Kirby and Morgan Matson."—Booklist

"Someone Else's Summer is the perfect combination of self-discovery, romance, and road-tripping adventure. Grab this one for your beach bag!"—Jessi Kirby, author of Things We Know By Heart

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