Phil Stamper

National bestselling author Phil Stamper crafts the perfect summer friendship story, starring four queer boys with big hearts and even bigger dreams. It's the summer before senior year. Gabriel, Reese, Sal, and Heath are best friends, bonded in their small, rural town by their queerness, their good grades, and their big dreams. But they have plans for the summer, each about to embark on a new adventure. Gabriel is interning at an environmental nonprofit in Boston. Reese is attending design school in Paris. Sal is volunteering on Capitol Hill for a senator. Heath is heading to Florida, to help out at his aunt's boardwalk arcade. What will this season of world-expanding travel and life-changing experiences mean for each of them--and for their friendship? Phil Stamper treats readers to an emotionally resonant summer story, full of aspirational experiences, sweet romance, and joyously affirming friendship.

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Mary

I smile, knowing that there's someone out there who's willing to get up at seven a.m. for me.

And I get to see my worst nightmare play out in front of my eyes.

He's everywhere around me, he's my relief and my protection.

I'm dying 😭 When did this become so sad?

"In my experience, it's much harder to go from friends lovers than it is to go from strangers to lovers."

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