* One of Indigo Canada’s Best Books of 2021 *
* One of New York Public Library’s Best Books for Teens 2021 *
* One of YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults *
THE NEW YORK TIMES, ＂13 Y.A. Books to Add to Your Reading List This Spring
BUZZFEED, ＂40 Contemporary Books We’re Looking Forward To Reading In 2021＂ BUZZFEED, ＂37 Must-Read YA Books By Black Authors That Come Out The First Half Of This Year＂ In this sweeping debut, Asha Bromfield takes readers to the heart of Jamaica, and into the soul of a girl coming to terms with her family, and herself, set against the backdrop of a hurricane - now in trade paperback!
Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves their family and returns to his true home: the island of Jamaica. When Tilla’s mother tells her she’ll be spending the summer on the island, Tilla dreads the idea of seeing him again, but longs to discover what life in Jamaica has always held for him. In an unexpected turn of events, Tilla is forced to face the storm that unravels in her own life as she learns about the dark secrets that lie beyond the veil of paradise--all in the midst of an impending hurricane. Hurricane Summer is a powerful coming of age story that deals with colorism, classism, young love, the father-daughter dynamic--and what it means to discover your own voice in the center of complete destruction.