SUMMERTOWN

About the Book

This is Kyler: a rough, gruff, homeless girl who never needed anyone.  This is Josh, the boy she met on the street, the one who put a skateboard in her hand and offered her more freedom than she’d ever knew existed.  And this is Ryan: the small-time drug dealer/surfer kid who builds his life around these other two.

            Together, the three of them learn to trust and hold each other in a strong family bond that acts as a barrier against the harsh realities of homelessness, drug addiction, and the knife-edged cruelties they face on a daily basis. 

            They endure love and loss and crushing, depthless heartache over a span of eight years, but they each learn to find inner strength they never knew they had that carries them through.   

About the Author

I’m glad this girl is still talking to me. Her stories divert my mind and feed my imagination, letting me get away for a while. Her strength gives me strength, and in turn, I was able to share some of my most immense feelings through her in this book.