The Summer I Remembered Everything
- Vanessa Bettencourt
- Jul 9, 2025
- 2 min read
Book Info:
Genre: Young Adult Realistic Fiction
Publishing Date: April 29, 2025
5 stars With this second book, I know now that I will love everything this author writes. She always intertwines art and deep thoughts about how we prefer to live our lives and what makes a priority with relevant social and family issues. It was very well crafted with a built-up to the crises and good resolution. will love everything this author writes.
Can't wait for more from this author.
In search of a summer escape from her overbearing family, an Asian-Latine teenager becomes the mentee to a chic elderly woman. But as her mentor's memory starts to fade, the teenager is confronted with a choice that may jeopardize their friendship.
Emily Chen-Sanchez can’t do anything right. She’s been grounded for a bad grade; she can’t stop fighting with her perfect older sister; everyone’s tense because her mother’s just been diagnosed with thyroid cancer; and she hasn’t spoken to her best friend Matt in two weeks, four days, and about seven hours (not that she’s counting).
Her new summer job is the perfect escape: as companion to an eclectic, lively, Super Southern elderly lady, Mrs. Granucci. All Emily has to do is help Mrs. G ‘remember” her likes, dislikes, anything Mrs. G has a habit of forgetting, even Emily’s name. Emily feels closer to Mrs. G than everyone else until Mrs. G falsely accuses Emily. The betrayal will have ramifications for them both, and Emily must make a decision that will change their lives forever.
The Summer I Remembered Everything is a story of longing for an escape, finding yourself, caring for someone with an illness, and learning that sometimes the right decision is always the hardest.
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About the Author:
Catherine Con Morse was the 2019 Writer in Residence at Porter Square Books. A Kundiman fellow, she received her MFA from Boston University, where she taught undergraduate creative writing for several years. Her work appears in Joyland, Letters, HOOT, Bostonia, the Racist Sandwich podcast, and elsewhere. Her debut novel, The Notes, was shortlisted for the CRAFT first chapters contest.
In high school, Catherine attended the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, a public arts boarding school, where she was as intrigued with her teacher as Claire is with Dr. Li. Catherine continues to play and teach piano today. Most recently, she taught English at Choate Rosemary Hall, and lives in the Connecticut River Valley with her husband and daughter. Find her on the web at catherineconmorse.com.
Author Links:
Website: https://www.catherineconmorse.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cathconmorse
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