A firecracker bookworm. A Neanderthal surfer. One unforgettable summer.

Seventeen-year-old Cat Kelty should be spending her last summer before year 12 buried in books, prepping for the future she's determined to claim.

Instead, she's trapped in a house with rowdy brothers, mortifyingly affectionate parents, and a cantankerous Nonna.

Then, to make things worse, Paul GD Lightwood-a walking surfer god, King of the Neanderthals, all abs and an infuriatingly disarming smile-shows up to work for her father.

Cat's plan is simple: escape this testosterone-fueled town and never look back. But life-and Paul-have other ideas.

Salty hot chips, beach parties, swimming beyond the breakers-Summer, in Between is a funny, heartwarming story about first love, family, and finding where you belong.