A Season for Fireflies, Rebecca Maizel
A Season for Fireflies, Rebecca Maizel
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A Season for Fireflies

Author: Rebecca Maizel

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 6 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 06/28/2016


Synopsis

A captivating contemporary novel about first love, second chances, and the power of memory, by the author of Between Us and the Moon, perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Katie Cotugno.One year ago, Penny Berne was the star of her high school’s theater department, surrounded by a group of misfits and falling in love with her best friend, Wes.Now her old friends won’t talk to her, her first love, Wes, ignores her, and her best friend is the most popular girl in school. Penny is revered—and hated.But when a near-fatal lightning strike leaves Penny with no memory of the past year, or how she went from drama nerd to queen bee, Penny realizes she may have the second chance she never expected.… 

About Rebecca Maizel

Rebecca Maizel hails from Rhode Island, where she teaches literature at her alma mater the Wheeler School. She tries not to force her students to read her books, though. Rebecca is the author of several published novels for young adults, and recently received an MFA in Writing for Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.


Reviews

It takes a lot anymore to truly impress me when it comes to this genre. There are so many young adult contemporary reads and sadly, most of them are so much alike that it is hard to tell one from the other, so it's with pleasure that I tell you, this read was not only heartwarming, but it truly did......more

Goodreads review by Gabby

What the fuck? This plot is all over the place. Penny's Mom is an alcoholic and she's crazy and Penny's family situation is shitty and she's in love with this boy and there's so much high school drama and then Penny gets struck by lightning and loses her memory of the last year and a half..... Again......more

I feel like a black sheep, but I enjoyed this. Penny seemed to have so much going for her, but her home life was a mess. That was a HUGE problem, but it was exacerbated by Penny NOT trusting her friends enough to help her carry the weight of her mother's alcoholism with her. She makes a decision, an......more

Goodreads review by Spencer

2018 Poor Penny gets struck by lightning and loses her memory. For the last 17 months of her life. Before the lightning strike she was having some major issues with her mom, which caused her to get into a fight with her friends. Having her memory erased caused some major issues for her new frien......more