Meet McKinley. When she was 8, she watched her grandma spiral downhill mentally and physically in the months following her grandpa's death. At 13, she watched as her parents fought their way through their nasty divorce. Junior year of high school, after her best friend's boyfriend cheated on her, she spent hours sitting on the bathroom floor, holding her best friend's hair back as she cried so hard that she made herself sick. Her whole life, she had sworn off the idea of love. She was guarded, hesitant, and fearful. And then she met Wes. From the second her eyes landed on him the summer after her junior year of college, she knew he was going to mess up her whole world. When things didn't work out for the two of them, she was so sure that she would never take the risk again, but what happens when she moves back to the small town she grew up in and everything changes?

Meet MacKenzie. She had always been perfectly content with the way she was living. You could always find her reading a new book or writing a new story. She was certainly creative, but she preferred to keep her ideas to herself. Enter Cameron. She knew from the second she saw him that he was going to be the boy to change her life. Join these two frenemies on their adventures, determine to spend their summer learning more about not only themselves but every person they encounter. Sonder: n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.

Cassie Weston had always been everyone's rock. Whenever something bad in the community happened, Cassie was there, doing her best to cheer everyone up. Everyone in the area, of course, tried their best, too, but Cassie's efforts, her encouraging words, and her perfect hugs, could do more than anyone else's. This time, however, the accident hits her close to home, and she finds herself breaking down, needing someone to be there for her. Her parents, her teachers, her neighbors, and even her best friend Mia comfort her to the best of their abilities, but only one person can help. Cassie has no choice but to keep on waiting for superman.

Maisie had planned to dedicate this summer to going out with friends, staying single, and concentrating not only on her job at Layla's, but also her school work. Going into college was a big step to take, leaving behind family and friends to enter the world as an individual. In only a few months, Maisie wouldn't be the same girl. This summer, she had decided, she'd find herself again. Nothing was going to change that. But when she gets tangled into love, this teenager realizes that plans change, and as she falls head-over-heels for someone unexpected, she begins to wonder if this is everything she's wanted. Up until now, it had been. But now, in the summer heat, she discovers that finding a place in this world means letting everyone else go in order to uncover something beautiful: yourself.

Meet Carson. She's finishing up her junior year of high school and looking forward to a summer camp she didn't plan to attend. Enter Luke, the new kid who moves in across the street, who just seems to turn Carson's entire life upside down. From the countless tutoring sessions they share to the secrets they beg each other to keep, their relationship is anything but normal. Enter Chase, someone who loves with such intensity and passion. Join Carson on her journey to find not only love and laughter, but the bravery she never knew was inside of her.