The summer before high school, Ronnie is forced by her parents to leave all of her friends and her crushes behind to move from big city Los Angeles to hot, desert Riverside, California. She's also forced to volunteer at the daycare she used to attend: Auntie Coco's. There, she sees him again. And she remembers. Auntie Coco's son, Hunter, was mysterious, moody, and artistic. He also was always there for Ronnie, a girl trying to retire her shy outer shell for spunk and bold romance. Hunter was her everything when they were kids, before they were old enough to crave romance. But now, it's the summer before high school, the perfect summer to fall in love for the first time. The only thing standing in their way has a charming, manipulative smile and the entire high school wrapped around her fingers. THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY meets REGGIE AND DELILAH'S YEAR OF FALLING in this YA romance full of heartfelt and funny moments mixed with shocking drama, twists, and turns.