16-year-old Lux Montgomery wants nothing more than to spend her last summer before 12th grade surrounded by friends and her boyfriend, Brooks Grey, the unattainable player she has fallen head over heels for. Expectations are high for the upcoming summer; parties, kissing and a lake just a twenty minutes drive away. With her brand new Driver’s License tucked into her beach tote, Lux is more than ready for summer. Until her parents, Tom and Emily, unleash the unthinkable news. No more backyard pool parties or weekend getaways to the lake, Lux is exiled to her Aunts beach house in Malibu. For most teenagers, a summer by the ocean is a dream come true. For Lux, it means missing out on “the best summer of her life”. Upset and fuming from the following series of events, Lux makes her own Summer Bucket List, a guidline to prove her assumptions wrong and to continue to make this the best, most memorable summer yet.