Saving June - (Harlequin Teen) by Hannah Harrington (Paperback)

About the Book

After her sister's suicide, Harper Scott takes off for California with her best friend Laney to scatter her sister's ashes in the Pacific Ocean.

Book Synopsis

"If she'd waited less than two weeks, my sister would be June who died in June. But I guess she never took that into account."

Harper Scott's older sister, June, took her own life a week before high school graduation, leaving Harper devastated. So when her divorcing parents decide to split up June's ashes, Harper steals the urn and takes off cross-country with her best friend, Laney, to the one place June always dreamed of going--California.

Enter Jake Tolan, a boy with a bad attitude, a classic-rock obsession...and an unknown connection to June. When he insists on joining them, Harper's just desperate enough for answers to let him. With his alternately charming and infuriating demeanor and his belief that music can see you through anything, he might be exactly what Harper needs. Except...Jake's keeping a secret that has the power to turn her life upside down--again.

Review Quotes

"With a powerful story, characters that truly come alive and a romance worth swooning over, Saving June is a fresh, fun and poignant book that I couldn't tear myself away from." -Kody Keplinger, New York Times bestselling author of The DUFF

"The strength of Harrington's writing is that it leaves no point of view unturned. She portrays the far-reaching pain caused by all types of bullying, and more important, stresses the strength a teenager gains when they are bold enough to go against the crowd." -Booklist on Speechless

"Saving June should become a movie some day-it even includes its own soundtrack." -VOYA

"Harrington has created a powerful, strong-willed character, portraying her with true-to-life complexity. Even at her most unlikable, Chelsea never ceases to be fascinating." -Publishers Weekly on Speechless

"Saving June is an incredible debut. Like the best of songs, it brings tears to your eyes and makes you smile. Like the best road trip stories, it takes you on a vivid journey that you don't want to end." -Stephanie Kuehnert, author of Ballads of Suburbia