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The Summer of Lost Letters

Hannah Reynolds

Seventeen-year-old Abby Schoenberg spends a summer on Nantucket after the end of her first relationship, while her friends make plans elsewhere. A box of love letters addressed to her grandmother draws her into a search for answers about her family’s past. The novel follows Abby as she investigates that family mystery during a season shaped by breakup, separation from friends, and the discovery of letters from an earlier generation.

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Themes
Change And Transitions · Family · Love · Mystery And Discovery
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
June 15, 2021
ISBN-13
9780593349748
Language
English
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