The Summer I Saved the World…in 65 Days

Nina Ross’s beloved grandma died last year, her lawyer parents work all the time, her brother’s busy with his friends and his job at the pool, and her best friend Jorie is into clothes, makeup, and boys. Plus, the people in her neighborhood seem distant and detached from each other. While 13-year old Nina doesn’t know what her “thing” is yet, it’s definitely not shopping and makeup. And it’s not boys either. Though, has Eli, the boy next door, always been so cute?

The summer before freshman year in high school, Nina hatches a plan. Things need to change. There are 65 days of summer vacation. Every day, she’ll anonymously do one small but remarkable good thing for someone in her family or neighborhood to find out if doing good really does any good.

While the reactions aren’t at all what she imagines and the neighborhood gets turned upside down as a result, Nina discovers that people are full of surprises and secrets, and little gestures can have an unexpected impact. In this bighearted, sweetly romantic novel, Nina’s plan might not turn out exactly as she envisioned. It might turn out even better.