13 Days of Summer

This unforgettable and fun novel follows three best friends and one hot hitchhiker entering their summer road trip era, it's all about that reputation. . . A Children's Book Council 2026 Kids Favorite Winner A Children's Book Council 2026 Teacher's Favorite Winner It's the summer after senior year of high school for Carson, Noemi, and Eleanor, and they intend to live it up while they can. What could be more epic than a cross-country road trip to see Taylor Swift in concert? Along the way, the friends pick up a mysterious and charming guy who is stranded at a rest stop (is that a James Dean daydream look in his eyes?). As she and Carson hit it off, Carson gets a crash course in love-at-first sight. But as attractions grow, so, too, do tensions among the friends. Will the group make it to the concert with relationships intact? Or is there too much bad blood? At its core, a novel about the power and possibility of friendships, sprinkled with just enough romance and set against the ultimate summer playlist, this lighthearted read is both a quintessential teen romance and coming-of-age novel that will stay with readers long after Taylor sings her last note.

Stephanie Kate Strohm is the author of It's Not Me, It's You; The Date to Save; The Taming of the Drew; Prince in Disguise; Love a la Mode; That's Not What I Heard; Restless Hearts (Katy Keene #1); and, Once Upon a Tide: A Mermaid's Tale. After graduating with a joint major in theater and history from Middlebury College, she acted her way around the country, performing in more than 25 states. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, her children, and a dog named Lorelei Lee.