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The Summer I Learned to Breathe

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Parts 22
Time 3h 53m

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The closest thing to a romantic relationship eighteen-year-old Marley Anderson has ever experienced is kissing her precious Labrador puppy. She's just not the kind of girl to easily become caught up in a young relationship that is destined to fail. Besides, she's considered a girl with baggage--one of her brothers was tragically killed, and she's still coping with the ramifications of the shocking loss.                                                 

Spending the summer in Northern Michigan provides her with an escape from the pain; it offers a distraction from the frustrations consuming her life. Not only does the peaceful environment offer comfort, but also an unexpected friendship with her new neighbor, Sam Hamilton, that allows her to expose the heavy emotions she's been containing for an entire year.            

This summer, everything changes.                  

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To Love Me Like That

Tatum Ellsworth has a secret. Not the kind you giggle over during a sleepover or scribble about in a diary. It's heavier than that-complicated, messy, and silently crushing her. She's in love with her best friend, McKenna Langston. They've been inseparable since what feels like forever. Late-night drives, endless conversations at the beach and jokes no one else could ever understand. Tatum knows everything about McKenna; her favourite songs, the way she cries during sad movies. But there's one thing McKenna doesn't know- the way Tatum's heart stumbles every time they touch or how she lies awake some nights wondering what it would feel like to be loved by her. Senior year brings in pressure from everywhere- college deadlines, expectations, and the growing fear that everything is about to change. And when cracks start to show through in McKenna's picture perfect relationship, Tatum is forced to confront the one question she's been avoiding but can't stop thinking about: What if there's a chance she feels the same way? Telling the truth could ruin everything they've ever made. But staying silent might hurt even more.