From critically acclaimed author Katrina Leno comes a tender love letter to books and summertime, with a touch of magic. Anna Lucia Bell believes in luck:  bad  luck. Bad luck made her best friend stop talking to her. Bad luck caused her parents’ divorce. Bad luck is forcing her mother, Miriam, to sell the family’s beloved bookstore. And it is  definitely  bad luck that Anna seems to be the only person in the world Miriam is unable to recommend a life-changing book. When Anna finds out that she and her mom are spending two months in a New England seaside town called Rockport, she expects a summer plagued with bad luck too. But Rockport has surprises in store for Anna, including a comet making its first appearance in over twenty years and two new—but familiar—friends. In what will prove to be the most important summer of her life so far, Anna learns about love, herself, and the magic that an ordinary summer can bring. Gr 7-10-Fourteen-year-old Anna Lucia Bell is a firm believer in luck, and it seems that lately all she is experiencing is the bad kind. Her parents are getting divorced, her mom is selling the family bookstore, and she got into a fight with her best friend. When her mom whisks her away to a cottage on the east coast for the summer, Anna is skeptical. Once they arrive, however, an extended meteor shower brings about the possibility of wishes and new beginnings. Between reading and going to the beach, Anna discovers a pair of new friends who give her more insight into what she has been going through than she could ever have imagined. Leno immerses readers in an intoxicating small town with old-fashioned charm. There is just about an equal amount of time spent discussing what Anna's parents are facing as there is to her experiences. The time travel aspect presented in this novel is intriguing but is unfortunately underdeveloped and is not properly explained. VERDICT This coming-of-age tale of love and family with a touch of magical realism will appeal to readers who are around Anna's age.-Aliza Mangefridaα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. "Lightheartedly intimate…this will find fans in readers who enjoy Alice Hoffman and other contemporary narratives set in New England that come with a touch of magic."― Booklist "Leno immerses readers in an intoxicating small town with old-fashioned charm….This coming-of-age tale of love and family with a touch of magical realism will appeal to readers who are around Anna’s age."― SLJ "Leno’s thought-provoking narrative blends past, present, and light fantasy to explore one teen’s transformative seaside summer."― Publishers Weekly "An intriguing coming-of-age story about adapting to unsought, inescapable change."― Kirkus Reviews "Sometime in Summer promises all the dreamy, mystical hot-weather vibes we are looking for."― Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood "Beautifully written, heartfelt, and downright magical. Sometime in Summer is a page-turning tale of friendship, family, and true love."― Aaron Karo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lexapros and Cons "A coming-of-age summer story filled to the brim with unexpected magic. Katrina Leno has the ability to make one summer in a small town seem truly expansive."― Lucy Keating, author of Dreamology and Ride With Me Katrina Leno  was born on the East Coast and currently lives in Los Angeles. She is the author of six critically acclaimed novels including  You Must Not Miss  and  Horrid . Like Miriam, she believes everyone in the world has a book that will change their life—hers was  The Letters of Vincent van Gogh .