Books like Open Road Summer
12 books with a reading profile close to Open Road Summer by Emery Lord. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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1
Pumpkinheads
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative
High school seniors Deja and Josiah have worked together at a sprawling Nebraska pumpkin patch every autumn for three years.
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2
The Moon and More
by Sarah Dessen
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Luke’s tides and seasonal rhythms dictate life in the coastal town of Colby, where Emaline works for her family’s vacation rental business.
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3
99 Days
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Molly Barlow returns to her hometown of Starling Bay, Michigan, after a year away, hoping to get through the summer quietly.
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4
Yes No Maybe So
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Jamie Goldberg prefers the behind-the-scenes work of political campaigning to the public scrutiny of the podium.
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5
Second Chance Summer
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Taylor Edwards does not handle conflict well; her habit is to run away when life becomes difficult.
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6
Hecha de estrellas
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Mara and her twin brother, Owen, share an inseparable bond until their classmate, Hannah, accuses Owen of rape.
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Finding Audrey
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Fourteen-year-old Audrey Turner lives trapped behind dark sunglasses inside her house, struggling with a severe anxiety disorder and agoraphobia following a traumatic bullying incident at school.
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8
The Geography of You and Me
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative
The story begins in a stalled elevator during a New York City blackout, where Lucy, a teenager living in a luxury penthouse, meets Owen, the son of the building’s superintendent.
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9
You Should See Me in a Crown
by Leah Johnson
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Liz Lighty prioritizes her escape from Campbell, Indiana, through a scholarship to Pennington College.
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10
The Rest of the Story
by Sarah Dessen
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Emma Saylor Northup spends her summer at North Lake, the childhood home of her mother, who died from an overdose years earlier.
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11
Now That You Mention It
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Nora Stuart, a physician in Los Angeles who loses her job and her fiancé on the same day, goes home to the small town in Maine where she grew up.
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The Wedding Dress
by Rachel Hauck
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Charlotte Smith, a modern bridal boutique owner in Birmingham, discovers a vintage gown in a trunk she purchased at an estate sale.
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