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What I Learned That Summer
Lesson One: Shut up long enough to listen.
At almost sixteen, aspiring writer Kincaid Walsh isn't thrilled about spending the whole summer with her grandparents and aunt at their small motel in Arkansas.
Away from her friends, Kincaid agrees to her grandfather's challenge to write down every lesson she learns during her time there. As Kincaid struggles to heal from her painful past, she learns more than she ever imagined when she meets one of her writing idols.
When they're forced to work together, Kincaid is annoyed by Joseph, the teenage maintenance guy, but she soon realizes he's hiding heartache of his own.
What other lessons will her summer hold? Only time will tell.
At almost sixteen, aspiring writer Kincaid Walsh isn't thrilled about spending the whole summer with her grandparents and aunt at their small motel in Arkansas.
Away from her friends, Kincaid agrees to her grandfather's challenge to write down every lesson she learns during her time there. As Kincaid struggles to heal from her painful past, she learns more than she ever imagined when she meets one of her writing idols.
When they're forced to work together, Kincaid is annoyed by Joseph, the teenage maintenance guy, but she soon realizes he's hiding heartache of his own.
What other lessons will her summer hold? Only time will tell.
245 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 2, 2019
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About the author
Brandi Easterling Collins
5 books23 followersBrandi Easterling Collins discovered her passion for writing in junior high when she began hand-writing her first novels in pencil on notebook paper. She later earned a bachelor's degree in creative writing. She is an author and blogger who lives in Dardanelle, Arkansas, with her husband, two kids, and four dogs. "Caroline's Lighthouse" is her first published YA novel, which was followed by "Jordan's Sister," "What I Learned That Summer," "One Shot," and "When Does Life Begin?"
Collins describes herself as a reformed perfectionist who writes stories about strong, flawed women who overcome heartache and challenges without having to be rescued.
Collins describes herself as a reformed perfectionist who writes stories about strong, flawed women who overcome heartache and challenges without having to be rescued.
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February 15, 2020
Young love & life lessons
I read this book so fast, I loved it. It’s a beautifully written story about first live, learning life’s lessons the hard way. Learning that love is complicated and pain is often hard to overcome. People handle grief differently. All these things are what makes us human and makes life beautiful.
Kincaid is a teenager acting out to try to catch her parents attention. She’s trying to show them she is in pain but they are dealing with their own pain as well. She spends her summer with her grandparents where she is asked to write down all the lessons she learns. She meets Joseph who helps her figure out a lot of these life lessons. Joseph has pain of his own, and together they learn how to live through the pain, and love through the pain.
I read this book so fast, I loved it. It’s a beautifully written story about first live, learning life’s lessons the hard way. Learning that love is complicated and pain is often hard to overcome. People handle grief differently. All these things are what makes us human and makes life beautiful.
Kincaid is a teenager acting out to try to catch her parents attention. She’s trying to show them she is in pain but they are dealing with their own pain as well. She spends her summer with her grandparents where she is asked to write down all the lessons she learns. She meets Joseph who helps her figure out a lot of these life lessons. Joseph has pain of his own, and together they learn how to live through the pain, and love through the pain.
September 11, 2020
Not just a cliche
I was dubious at first, and then the author proceeded to hit me in the feel when I least expected it... More than once.
I was dubious at first, and then the author proceeded to hit me in the feel when I least expected it... More than once.
October 9, 2020
A cute clean YA romance of finding yourself through life lessons, grief & love.
September 17, 2019
I was sad when this story was over. I really wanted more! As always, Collins creates characters that are relatable and that you really engage with. I loved Kinkaid and the lessons she was learning over the summer. Her story was exciting, yet heart breaking, and while it wrapped up nicely I wasn’t ready for the story to be over. It was a good read!
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