Left to her own devices, white, probably Irish Abby wouldn't have done a DNA test. But Leo, one of her best friends, is adopted and curious about his Filipino roots. Things have been weird between Abby and Leo lately, so she's eager to take the test and support him. What she doesn't expect is to uncover a full-blooded sibling. Instagram-famous Savannah lives nearby and is only a year older than Abby, but the sisters are a mystery to each other d they're determined to uncover their parents' secrets. All roads converge at Camp Reynolds, which Abby attends for SAT prep and where Savvy is a rule-following, workshop-leading junior counselor and Leo is a chef. Abby, who's struggled to focus on anything except photography ever since her beloved grandfather died, forges a tentative connection with Savvy even as her relationship with Leo unravels beneath her unspoken feelings. Lord (Tweet Cute, 2019) offers up rich characterization in her sophomore novel, which looks at love mantic, familial, friend, self all its complicated forms. A bright summer tale of connection and self-discovery.

A DNA test reveals that Abby has a sister she never knew about-and they head off to summer camp together to uncover family secrets.When 16-year-old Abby's best friend and secret crush, Leo, asks her to do a mail-in DNA test with him, Abby mostly agrees to give him a little push, as he clearly wants to find out more about his birth family. While the results don't help Leo, they bring a shocking result for Abby: She has a full-blooded sister, 18-year-old Instagram wellness star Savvy, who lives in another Seattle suburb. After meeting and realizing their respective parents used to be friends, the two girls decide to meet again at summer camp. Unfortunately, camp gets off to a rough start; Savvy is a stickler for rules, Abby didn't read the rules in the first place, and Leo is a camp chef, which only intensifies Abby's feelings for him. With a summer full of new friends, hijinks, delicious food, and digging up secrets, Abby has to learn to lean in and own up to the complicated parts of life. This is a heartwarming novel of friendship and family, with a little romance. The story and characters have depth and emotion, touching on topics of broken friendships, losing a loved one, deception, social media, and pursuing what you love. Abby, Savvy, and Leo's adoptive parents are White; Leo is Filipino.A cute, feel-good coming-of-age story. (Fiction. 12-16)