The Matchbreaker Summer
(Sprache: Englisch)
Includes an excerpt from Salaam, with love by Sara Sharaf Beg.
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Chapter OneCamp Time: Sunday. July 17.
I ve been waiting for this moment my entire life. For the first time ever, I get to be a Camp Starling counselor. The first and last time.
My cursive loops on the blank page of my camper s journal. This one has a purple leather cover with a tree embossed on the front. A lone bird soars in the right corner, which is what drew me to this specific journal. I don t take choosing the perfect camper s journal lightly. This one will stay with me over the next two weeks and document all the camp moments I never want to forget. That s especially important this year.
A lump tightens my throat as I lie on the bottom bunk in my empty cabin, staring up at the wood planks of the bed above me. The other counselors aren t here yet. It s just me and one big secret that presses in on me from all sides. I put my pen to paper and prepare to unload that secret that s what journals are for when I hear a rattling noise outside.
My spine straightens. What kind of bizarre sound was that? It reminds me of the obnoxious way my mom s boyfriend Dave shakes cubes of ice in his glass only louder. The rattle is followed by a loud SHHHHHHHHH.
The only other people on the grounds right now are my mom the owner of Camp Starling and Dave, who gets to serve as assistant camp director just because he s dating my mom. Camp Starling is a camp for all ages to enjoy nature at its best. The next two weeks are designated specifically for teenaged girls and boys ages twelve through fifteen. Sixteen and up me! get to serve as camp counselors.
I hear the noise again and briefly wonder if it s my best friend, Nora. Nora is going to be the counselor in the cabin next door to mine. It s early, though, and Nora is a fashionably late kind of friend. I, on the other hand, view arrival times as a rule never to be broken. Actually, I view all rules as unbending lines in the sand.
The rattle and SHHHHH noises start again. I still myself and
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listen. It almost sounds as if it s right outside my cabin. Unable to contain my curiosity, I leave my journal to walk over and peek outside the door. There s no one there. Just Blue Lake, which is little more than a hop, skip, and a jump down a stone path ahead of me. To my left there s nothing but woods because Chickadee Cabin is the last before an expanse of tall pines and oaks. To my right . . .
I pull in a sharp breath. What are you doing here?
Hayden Bennett whirls to face me as he stops walking away from my cabin. He has a surprised expression, as if he had no idea anyone else was here. Even though we ve had plenty of classes together over the last couple years, I wouldn t say that Hayden and I are friends. He s that guy who s cute in theory, but who s always in trouble. I know this better than anyone because my mom is the principal of our high school. Usually when I stop in to see her, Hayden will be sitting outside her office, inside it, or he ll just be leaving. It s not that he does horrible things. He s just perpetually tardy, turns in his assignments late, and doodles on everything except paper.
I cross my arms over my chest. This is private property, I tell him, waiting for an answer to why he s standing outside Chickadee Cabin. Camp Starling isn t even in the town where we live. It s a thirty-minute trip if my mom s the one driving. If I m behind the wheel, it s more like forty because I only just got my license and I m a cautious driver.
Maybe Hayden is a counselor here. I seriously doubt he filled out the application, though. Even if he did, my mom would never choose him. Must be good with kids is also
I pull in a sharp breath. What are you doing here?
Hayden Bennett whirls to face me as he stops walking away from my cabin. He has a surprised expression, as if he had no idea anyone else was here. Even though we ve had plenty of classes together over the last couple years, I wouldn t say that Hayden and I are friends. He s that guy who s cute in theory, but who s always in trouble. I know this better than anyone because my mom is the principal of our high school. Usually when I stop in to see her, Hayden will be sitting outside her office, inside it, or he ll just be leaving. It s not that he does horrible things. He s just perpetually tardy, turns in his assignments late, and doodles on everything except paper.
I cross my arms over my chest. This is private property, I tell him, waiting for an answer to why he s standing outside Chickadee Cabin. Camp Starling isn t even in the town where we live. It s a thirty-minute trip if my mom s the one driving. If I m behind the wheel, it s more like forty because I only just got my license and I m a cautious driver.
Maybe Hayden is a counselor here. I seriously doubt he filled out the application, though. Even if he did, my mom would never choose him. Must be good with kids is also
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Autoren-Porträt von Annie Rains
Annie Rains is a USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author who writes small-town love stories set in fictional places in her home state of North Carolina. When Annie isn't writing, she's living out her own happily ever after with her husband and three children.Follow her online at annierains.com and @annierainsbooks on Instagram and Twitter!
Produktdetails
- Autor: Annie Rains
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 12 Jahre
- 2022, 288 Seiten, Maße: 20,7 x 13,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Underlined
- ISBN-10: 0593481550
- ISBN-13: 9780593481554
- Erscheinungsdatum: 31.03.2022
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"An optimistic romance that handily embodies the pleasing rhythm of summer camp."--PW "This teen rom-com by contemporary romance author Rains is perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Stephanie Perkins and younger YA readers."--SLJ
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