The Summer I Met My Mom - Paperback

One unforgettable summer. One impossible friendship. One life-changing secret. Scarlet DeLuca never got along with her mom. But when a freak accident sends her spiraling back to the summer of 1996, she meets a spirited Staten Island teen named Missy-the younger version of her mother. Thrown into a world of butterfly clips, boy band crushes, and Catholic school drama, Scarlet must pretend to be just another girl from the neighborhood. But as she bonds with Missy and her tight-knit group of friends, Scarlet discovers the messy, magnetic girl her mom used to be-and the heartbreaking moment that would change her forever. Torn between returning home and staying in the past, Scarlet learns that understanding someone sometimes means walking in their platform sandals. A nostalgic, emotional coming-of-age debut for fans of 13 Going on 30, Now and Then, and Back to the Future.