👴 Grandparent Summer

Stories steeped in the golden nostalgia of summers spent at a grandparent's home, where time slows and childhood memories are forged in lasting detail.

As Brave As You

by Jason Reynolds • 2016

A city kid's summer uncovers his blind grandfather's secrets and a family's definition of bravery.

4.05

8k+

🏙️ City To Country 👴👦 Grandparent Bond 👨‍🦯 Blind Grandparent

As Brave As You 89%

A city kid's summer uncovers his blind grandfather's secrets and a family's definition of bravery.

by Jason Reynolds 2016

4.05

8k+ ratings

🏙️ City To Country 👴👦 Grandparent Bond 👨‍🦯 Blind Grandparent

Because of Winn-Dixie

by Kate DiCamillo • 2000

New in town, missing her mother, Opal adopts a stray dog who leads her to community.

4.10

281k+

🐕 Dog Companion 🏡 Found Family 🏘️ Small-Town Community

Because of Winn-Dixie 87%

New in town, missing her mother, Opal adopts a stray dog who leads her to community.

by Kate DiCamillo 2000

4.10

281k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Companion 🏡 Found Family 🏘️ Small-Town Community

The Summer Book

by Tove Jansson • 1972

On a tiny Finnish island, a girl and her grandmother meet grief with driftwood and silence.

4.00

57k+

🧩 Linked Vignettes 🤝 Intergenerational Bond 🏝️ Nordic Island

The Summer Book 87%

On a tiny Finnish island, a girl and her grandmother meet grief with driftwood and silence.

by Tove Jansson 1972

4.00

57k+ ratings

🧩 Linked Vignettes 🤝 Intergenerational Bond 🏝️ Nordic Island

Walk Two Moons

by Sharon Creech • 1994

Driving west with her grandparents, a girl tells the story of a friend whose mother disappeared.

4.00

174k+

🚗 Grandparent Road Trip 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 📝 Mysterious Notes

Walk Two Moons 87%

Driving west with her grandparents, a girl tells the story of a friend whose mother disappeared.

by Sharon Creech 1994

4.00

174k+ ratings

🚗 Grandparent Road Trip 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 📝 Mysterious Notes

Rebound

by Kwame Alexander • 2018

His father dies. Sent to his grandparents, a boy discovers basketball and a path through loss.

4.30

14k+

📖 Novel In Verse 🏀 Sports Fiction 🕊️ Loss Of A Parent

Rebound 87%

His father dies. Sent to his grandparents, a boy discovers basketball and a path through loss.

by Kwame Alexander 2018

4.30

14k+ ratings

📖 Novel In Verse 🏀 Sports Fiction 🕊️ Loss Of A Parent

The Penderwicks at Last

by Jeanne Birdsall • 2018

When the Penderwicks return to Arundel for a wedding, the youngest must find her own rhythm.

4.18

10k+

🏡 Summer Estate 💒 Family Wedding 🤝 Unlikely Friendship

The Penderwicks at Last 87%

When the Penderwicks return to Arundel for a wedding, the youngest must find her own rhythm.

by Jeanne Birdsall 2018

4.18

10k+ ratings

🏡 Summer Estate 💒 Family Wedding 🤝 Unlikely Friendship

Don’t Forget to Write

by Sara Goodman Confino • 2023

Exiled to her matchmaker aunt's, a co-ed falls for a lifeguard with a secret.

4.48

79k+

☀️ 1960s Summer 👵 Matchmaker Aunt 🏊 Summer Fling

Don’t Forget to Write 86%

Exiled to her matchmaker aunt's, a co-ed falls for a lifeguard with a secret.

by Sara Goodman Confino 2023

4.48

79k+ ratings

☀️ 1960s Summer 👵 Matchmaker Aunt 🏊 Summer Fling

Dog Days

by Jeff Kinney • 2009

Greg Heffley just wants an air-conditioned summer of video games, but his mom has outdoor plans.

4.17

164k+

📖 Diary Format ☀️ Summer Vacation 👦👦 Sibling Rivalry

Dog Days 86%

Greg Heffley just wants an air-conditioned summer of video games, but his mom has outdoor plans.

by Jeff Kinney 2009

4.17

164k+ ratings

📖 Diary Format ☀️ Summer Vacation 👦👦 Sibling Rivalry

The Magic of the Lost Temple

by Sudha Murty • 2015

After a storm, a city girl uncovers a thousand-year-old stepwell beneath her father's village.

4.29

4k+

🌾 Village Adventure ⛏️ Archaeological Dig 🏙️ City Meets Village

The Magic of the Lost Temple 86%

After a storm, a city girl uncovers a thousand-year-old stepwell beneath her father's village.

by Sudha Murty 2015

4.29

4k+ ratings

🌾 Village Adventure ⛏️ Archaeological Dig 🏙️ City Meets Village

Gangsta Granny

by David Walliams • 2011

His boring granny was a jewel thief. She needs him for one last heist.

4.23

31k+

🏴‍☠️ Middle Grade Heist 🇬🇧 British Humor 🧓 Quirky Grandmother

Gangsta Granny 86%

His boring granny was a jewel thief. She needs him for one last heist.

by David Walliams 2011

4.23

31k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Middle Grade Heist 🇬🇧 British Humor 🧓 Quirky Grandmother

The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride

by Joe Siple • 2018

A hundred-year-old widower ready to die meets a dying boy clutching five impossible last wishes.

4.61

48k+

🧓 Intergenerational Bond 👦 Childhood Illness 🪣 Bucket List Quest

The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride Summary

The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride 86%

A hundred-year-old widower ready to die meets a dying boy clutching five impossible last wishes.

by Joe Siple 2018

4.61

48k+ ratings

🧓 Intergenerational Bond 👦 Childhood Illness 🪣 Bucket List Quest

Just for the Summer

by Abby Jimenez • 2024

All their exes find true love afterward. So they'll date for a summer, then walk away.

4.34

1.2M+

☀️ Summer Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity

Just for the Summer 86%

All their exes find true love afterward. So they'll date for a summer, then walk away.

by Abby Jimenez 2024

4.34

1.2M+ ratings

☀️ Summer Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity

Way of the Warrior Kid

by Jocko Willink • 2017

A bullied fifth-grader gets SEAL discipline when his uncle moves in for the summer.

4.51

5k+

🌱 Coming Of Age ☀️ Summer Transformation 🥋 Martial Arts Training

Way of the Warrior Kid 86%

A bullied fifth-grader gets SEAL discipline when his uncle moves in for the summer.

by Jocko Willink 2017

4.51

5k+ ratings

🌱 Coming Of Age ☀️ Summer Transformation 🥋 Martial Arts Training

Homesick and Happy

by Michael G. Thompson • 2012

Camp builds resilience, but only if parents master the skill no school teaches: letting go.

4.11

280

🏕️ Summer Camp 🧭 Childhood Independence 🚁 Helicopter Parenting

Homesick and Happy 86%

Camp builds resilience, but only if parents master the skill no school teaches: letting go.

by Michael G. Thompson 2012

4.11

280 ratings

🏕️ Summer Camp 🧭 Childhood Independence 🚁 Helicopter Parenting

Sandwich

by Catherine Newman • 2024

A Cape Cod vacation catches a mother between her aging parents and her adult children.

3.54

218k+

🏖️ Cape Cod 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Vacation 👵👩👧 Generational Divide

Sandwich 86%

A Cape Cod vacation catches a mother between her aging parents and her adult children.

by Catherine Newman 2024

3.54

218k+ ratings

🏖️ Cape Cod 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Vacation 👵👩👧 Generational Divide

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

by Fredrik Backman • 2015

An old man's mind shrinks each day, but his grandson keeps walking him home.

4.33

127k+

🧠 Dementia Narrative 👴 Grandfather Grandson 🏠 Family Rituals

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer Summary

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer 86%

An old man's mind shrinks each day, but his grandson keeps walking him home.

by Fredrik Backman 2015

4.33

127k+ ratings

🧠 Dementia Narrative 👴 Grandfather Grandson 🏠 Family Rituals

Tom Lake

by Ann Patchett • 2023

An ex-actress tells her daughters the truth about her summer romance with a movie star.

3.93

511k+

🎭 Summer Stock Theater 🍒 Cherry Orchard Life 🦠 Pandemic Family Saga

Tom Lake 86%

An ex-actress tells her daughters the truth about her summer romance with a movie star.

by Ann Patchett 2023

3.93

511k+ ratings

🎭 Summer Stock Theater 🍒 Cherry Orchard Life 🦠 Pandemic Family Saga

This Is How I Roll

by Debbi Michiko Florence • 2023

A girl hides her famous last name to launch a secret cooking channel with the new boy.

4.08

293

🍣 Japanese American 🍳 Aspiring Chef 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond

This Is How I Roll 85%

A girl hides her famous last name to launch a secret cooking channel with the new boy.

by Debbi Michiko Florence 2023

4.08

293 ratings

🍣 Japanese American 🍳 Aspiring Chef 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond

The Summer of Yes

by Courtney Walsh • 2024

An editor shares a hospital room with a cosmetics mogul. Their pact: a summer of risk.

3.97

21k+

👭 Cross-Generational Friendship 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy / Sunshine

The Summer of Yes 85%

An editor shares a hospital room with a cosmetics mogul. Their pact: a summer of risk.

by Courtney Walsh 2024

3.97

21k+ ratings

👭 Cross-Generational Friendship 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy / Sunshine

The Summer of Broken Rules

by K.L. Walther • 2021

Grieving her sister, a teen falls for the boy she must eliminate in a family game.

3.88

340k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🌱 Grief And Healing 💕 Meet-Cute

The Summer of Broken Rules 85%

Grieving her sister, a teen falls for the boy she must eliminate in a family game.

by K.L. Walther 2021

3.88

340k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🌱 Grief And Healing 💕 Meet-Cute

Love & Gelato

by Jenna Evans Welch • 2016

A summer in Florence. A mother's journal. A secret romance that leads Lina to her own.

4.02

190k+

🍦 Summer Romance 💔 Grief Journey 🖤 First Love

Love & Gelato 85%

A summer in Florence. A mother's journal. A secret romance that leads Lina to her own.

by Jenna Evans Welch 2016

4.02

190k+ ratings

🍦 Summer Romance 💔 Grief Journey 🖤 First Love

The Summer I First Saw You

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2024

When her uncle's best friend becomes a broken recluse, she blackmails him into a summer together.

4.06

10k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🏖️ Beach Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Summer I First Saw You 85%

When her uncle's best friend becomes a broken recluse, she blackmails him into a summer together.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2024

4.06

10k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🏖️ Beach Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Worse Than Strangers

by Kyleigh Leddy • 2026

Lily returns to Nantucket adrift. The stranger in the cottage: her mother's long-lost first love.

3.92

236

🏠 Generational Story 📜 Austen Inspired 💕 Second Chance Romance

Worse Than Strangers 85%

Lily returns to Nantucket adrift. The stranger in the cottage: her mother's long-lost first love.

by Kyleigh Leddy 2026

3.92

236 ratings

🏠 Generational Story 📜 Austen Inspired 💕 Second Chance Romance

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by Roald Dahl • 2005

A starving boy tours a candy wizard's sealed factory, where spoiled children meet their match.

4.17

945k+

🎭 Whimsical Morality Tale 🏆 Virtue Rewarded 😈 Spoiled Child Downfall

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Summary

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 85%

A starving boy tours a candy wizard's sealed factory, where spoiled children meet their match.

by Roald Dahl 2005

4.17

945k+ ratings

🎭 Whimsical Morality Tale 🏆 Virtue Rewarded 😈 Spoiled Child Downfall

Summer State of Mind

by Kristy Woodson Harvey • 2026

A burnt-out nurse and a hometown coach share a rescued newborn and a slow-burn Southern romance.

3.80

7k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Romance

Summer State of Mind 85%

A burnt-out nurse and a hometown coach share a rescued newborn and a slow-burn Southern romance.

by Kristy Woodson Harvey 2026

3.80

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Romance

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

by Ann Brashares • 2001

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

3.85

736k+

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Summary

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 85%

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

by Ann Brashares 2001

3.85

736k+ ratings

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love

The Road to Tender Hearts

by Annie Hartnett • 2025

A lonely lottery winner inherits two orphans, a road trip, and a death-predicting cat.

4.33

115k+

🫂 Found Family 🖤 Dark Comedy 👴 Reluctant Guardian

The Road to Tender Hearts 85%

A lonely lottery winner inherits two orphans, a road trip, and a death-predicting cat.

by Annie Hartnett 2025

4.33

115k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🖤 Dark Comedy 👴 Reluctant Guardian

You Have a Match

by Emma Lord • 2021

A DNA test reveals a secret sister. So Abby crashes her summer camp, sparking instant rivalry.

3.55

39k+

🏕️ Summer Camp Romance 🔍 Family Secrets 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers

You Have a Match 85%

A DNA test reveals a secret sister. So Abby crashes her summer camp, sparking instant rivalry.

by Emma Lord 2021

3.55

39k+ ratings

🏕️ Summer Camp Romance 🔍 Family Secrets 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers

All Grown Up

by Vi Keeland • 2019

A dating app matches a divorced woman with a man twelve years younger: her son's childhood friend.

4.13

17k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Post-Divorce Romance ☀️ Summer Fling

All Grown Up 85%

A dating app matches a divorced woman with a man twelve years younger: her son's childhood friend.

by Vi Keeland 2019

4.13

17k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Post-Divorce Romance ☀️ Summer Fling

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

by Chanel Miller • 2024

A laundromat's lost socks send two lonely girls on a summer mystery through New York City.

4.18

4k+

🔍 Child Detectives 🧐 Neighborhood Mystery 🤝 Unlikely Friendship

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All 85%

A laundromat's lost socks send two lonely girls on a summer mystery through New York City.

by Chanel Miller 2024

4.18

4k+ ratings

🔍 Child Detectives 🧐 Neighborhood Mystery 🤝 Unlikely Friendship

Old School

by Jeff Kinney • 2015

Greg's mom unplugs the town; camp serves no Wi-Fi, a ghost legend, and Dad's old secret.

4.29

71k+

🖊️ Diary Format 🎨 Illustrated Fiction 🎭 Sarcastic Narrator

Old School 85%

Greg's mom unplugs the town; camp serves no Wi-Fi, a ghost legend, and Dad's old secret.

by Jeff Kinney 2015

4.29

71k+ ratings

🖊️ Diary Format 🎨 Illustrated Fiction 🎭 Sarcastic Narrator

Unplugged

by Gordon Korman • 2021

A spoiled tech heir, a forbidden lizard, a candy ring: summer camp just got criminal.

4.02

8k+

🏕️ Summer Camp 🦎 Secret Pet 💛 Found Family

Unplugged 85%

A spoiled tech heir, a forbidden lizard, a candy ring: summer camp just got criminal.

by Gordon Korman 2021

4.02

8k+ ratings

🏕️ Summer Camp 🦎 Secret Pet 💛 Found Family

June Baby

by Shannon Garvey • 2026

After her mother dies, Ruth is sent to Block Island, into a decade of borrowed home and almost-love.

3.57

7k+

🫂 Found Family 💔 Almost Lovers 👩‍👧 Surrogate Mother

June Baby 85%

After her mother dies, Ruth is sent to Block Island, into a decade of borrowed home and almost-love.

by Shannon Garvey 2026

3.57

7k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💔 Almost Lovers 👩‍👧 Surrogate Mother

My Life Next Door

by Huntley Fitzpatrick • 2012

Told to avoid the neighbors, she falls for the boy next door instead.

3.97

156k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🏘️ Boy Next Door 🌙 Secret Romance

My Life Next Door 85%

Told to avoid the neighbors, she falls for the boy next door instead.

by Huntley Fitzpatrick 2012

3.97

156k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🏘️ Boy Next Door 🌙 Secret Romance

The Lonely Hearts Book Club

by Lucy Gilmore • 2023

A shy librarian breaks one rule to find a missing curmudgeon and accidentally builds a family.

3.88

47k+

🫂 Found Family 👵 Intergenerational Friendship 😤 Grumpy Old Man

The Lonely Hearts Book Club 85%

A shy librarian breaks one rule to find a missing curmudgeon and accidentally builds a family.

by Lucy Gilmore 2023

3.88

47k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 👵 Intergenerational Friendship 😤 Grumpy Old Man

Have a Great Summer

by Francesca Cocchi • 2026

Her high school heartbreak is getting married, and she just signed the license as his bride.

3.85

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏖️ Small Beach Town

Have a Great Summer 85%

Her high school heartbreak is getting married, and she just signed the license as his bride.

by Francesca Cocchi 2026

3.85

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏖️ Small Beach Town

Summer Romance

by Annabel Monaghan • 2024

After her divorce, a professional organizer's tidy plans unravel when a summer fling gets serious.

4.01

137k+

🧒 Single Mom Romance 💔 Post-Divorce Romance ☀️ Summer Fling

Summer Romance 85%

After her divorce, a professional organizer's tidy plans unravel when a summer fling gets serious.

by Annabel Monaghan 2024

4.01

137k+ ratings

🧒 Single Mom Romance 💔 Post-Divorce Romance ☀️ Summer Fling

Home Grown

by Ben Hewitt • 2014

Two brothers learn to read by crafting bows and butchering hogs on their family's Vermont farm.

3.95

2k+

🧩 Unschooling 🌿 Nature Connection 🐢 Slow Parenting

Home Grown 85%

Two brothers learn to read by crafting bows and butchering hogs on their family's Vermont farm.

by Ben Hewitt 2014

3.95

2k+ ratings

🧩 Unschooling 🌿 Nature Connection 🐢 Slow Parenting

Way of the Warrior Kid

by Jocko Willink • 2018

Bullied and adrift, an eleven-year-old gets one summer with his Navy SEAL uncle.

4.63

2k+

🏖️ Summer Transformation 🛡️ Overcoming Bullying 💪 Tough Love Mentor

Way of the Warrior Kid 85%

Bullied and adrift, an eleven-year-old gets one summer with his Navy SEAL uncle.

by Jocko Willink 2018

4.63

2k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Transformation 🛡️ Overcoming Bullying 💪 Tough Love Mentor

Swan Song

by Elin Hilderbrand • 2025

Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.

4.02

156k+

🏖️ Summer Beach Town 💰 New Money Arrives 🏝️ Island Community

Swan Song 85%

Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.

by Elin Hilderbrand 2025

4.02

156k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Beach Town 💰 New Money Arrives 🏝️ Island Community

It's Not Summer Without You

by Jenny Han • 2010

Her first love disappeared. His brother stayed. Now a beach house summer demands a choice.

3.74

737k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 💔 Love Triangle 💕 First Love

It's Not Summer Without You 85%

Her first love disappeared. His brother stayed. Now a beach house summer demands a choice.

by Jenny Han 2010

3.74

737k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 💔 Love Triangle 💕 First Love

She's Up to No Good

by Sara Goodman Confino • 2022

Divorced and stuck, a teacher drives her grandma to a coastal town where secrets unlock new love.

4.28

44k+

🕰️ Dual Timelines 👵 Grandmother Granddaughter 💔 Forbidden First Love

She's Up to No Good 85%

Divorced and stuck, a teacher drives her grandma to a coastal town where secrets unlock new love.

by Sara Goodman Confino 2022

4.28

44k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timelines 👵 Grandmother Granddaughter 💔 Forbidden First Love

Notes from the Midnight Driver

by Jordan Sonnenblick • 2006

A sixteen-year-old's drunken crash earns him a hundred hours with a hostile, jazz-obsessed old man.

4.05

10k+

🫂 Intergenerational Bond ⚖️ Community Service 🏥 Nursing Home

Notes from the Midnight Driver 85%

A sixteen-year-old's drunken crash earns him a hundred hours with a hostile, jazz-obsessed old man.

by Jordan Sonnenblick 2006

4.05

10k+ ratings

🫂 Intergenerational Bond ⚖️ Community Service 🏥 Nursing Home

Audre & Bash Are Just Friends

by Tia Williams • 2025

A perfectionist hires a mysterious newcomer for summer dares: no falling in love allowed.

4.05

6k+

💕 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Summer Romance 🧬 Generational Trauma

Audre & Bash Are Just Friends 85%

A perfectionist hires a mysterious newcomer for summer dares: no falling in love allowed.

by Tia Williams 2025

4.05

6k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Summer Romance 🧬 Generational Trauma

The Earth Is Enough

by Harry Middleton • 1989

A boy broken by war heals in the Ozarks with his fly-fishing grandfather and great-uncle.

4.35

623

🎣 Fly Fishing Memoir 🌿 Nature Memoir 🏠 Found Family

The Earth Is Enough 85%

A boy broken by war heals in the Ozarks with his fly-fishing grandfather and great-uncle.

by Harry Middleton 1989

4.35

623 ratings

🎣 Fly Fishing Memoir 🌿 Nature Memoir 🏠 Found Family

Meet Me at the Lake

by Carley Fortune • 2023

A perfect day, a broken promise, ten years of silence. Now he's at her mother's resort.

3.68

376k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💌 Missed Connection ⏳ Dual Timeline

Meet Me at the Lake 85%

A perfect day, a broken promise, ten years of silence. Now he's at her mother's resort.

by Carley Fortune 2023

3.68

376k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💌 Missed Connection ⏳ Dual Timeline

This Lullaby

by Sarah Dessen • 2002

A cynic who manages everyone's chaos meets a shaggy guitarist who creates his own.

4.01

181k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Guarded Heroine

This Lullaby 85%

A cynic who manages everyone's chaos meets a shaggy guitarist who creates his own.

by Sarah Dessen 2002

4.01

181k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Guarded Heroine

The Summer I Turned Pretty

by Jenny Han • 2009

Every summer, one beach house, two brothers. Until the year they both fall for her.

3.74

1.1M+

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers

The Summer I Turned Pretty 85%

Every summer, one beach house, two brothers. Until the year they both fall for her.

by Jenny Han 2009

3.74

1.1M+ ratings

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers

Just Friends

by Haley Pham • 2026

Her aunt's final summer pulls her back to the beach town and her estranged childhood sweetheart.

3.52

38k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Small Beach Town

Just Friends 85%

Her aunt's final summer pulls her back to the beach town and her estranged childhood sweetheart.

by Haley Pham 2026

3.52

38k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Small Beach Town

Showing Up for Life

by Bill Gates Sr. • 2009

Father, lawyer, philanthropist: quiet principles that built a life of meaning across nine decades.

3.75

1k+

🧭 Values-Based Living 👴 Elder Wisdom 🤲 Philanthropic Giving

Showing Up for Life 85%

Father, lawyer, philanthropist: quiet principles that built a life of meaning across nine decades.

by Bill Gates Sr. 2009

3.75

1k+ ratings

🧭 Values-Based Living 👴 Elder Wisdom 🤲 Philanthropic Giving

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