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  Six More Months of June, Daisy Garrison
  Flatiron Books, 9781250348678, June 11, 2024 (Young Adult)
  

  “The most wonderful burst of angsty teen nostalgia! I am so in love with Mina, Caplan, and their group of friends. Just when you think you know exactly how this book is going to go, it does the absolute best thing and goes the way you wish it would instead. Honestly,  I was cracking up and tearing up throughout. Daisy Garrison has perfectly captured the banter of the teenage girl, the thought process of the teenage boy (or, sometimes lack thereof), and that achy, wonderful ‘please don't let it end’ pang. Absolutely recommend this to kick off your summer!”

  —Katie Pionk, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petosky, MI
  
  

  “Best friends Caplan and Mina are in the home stretch of their senior year, and are beginning to feel the tug of expectations. With college and big changes looming, the one constant is their unwavering, indestructible friendship. Until one of Cap’s buddies takes a fresh interest in Mina, and she’s vaulted from loner to popular girl overnight, leaving Cap uneasy without knowing why. This is so much more than a friends-to-lovers story. These characters are equally worldly and so young, confident but flawed, silly and hopeful and real. No matter your age, you'll recognize the intense ache of standing on the cusp between childhood and young adulthood, hurtling towards the future and all the versions of yourself waiting to be realized. ”

  —Emmy Widener, Changing Hands, Tempe, AZ
  

  “All too soon school will end, and Mina and her best friend Caplan will go in different directions. The last weeks are destined to be magical. This witty, smart, and heartfelt love story proves that not all love is romantic love. And maybe, just maybe, you can love your best friend.”

  —Sally Sue Lavigne, The Storybook Shoppe, Bluffton, SC