The Summer of Broken Things by Margaret Peterson Haddix

A trip to Spain seems like the chance of a lifetime. Kayla’s never imagined much beyond her small town. Avery would rather go to soccer camp with her real friends than Europe with her father and someone who is essentially a stranger.

Not only will Kayla be coming, but Avery’s mom will be staying in the States for work… so not really a family trip. So when Avery’s dad announces he’s bringing Kayla along on the Armisted’s summer trip to Spain, it comes as a huge surprise. When they were little, Avery and Kayla were friends, but that was then. Kayla’s 16, quiet, a hard worker and is known as “butt-girl” in her high school. The 14-year-old is a star soccer player, she’s rich, popular and pretty.

The Summer of Broken Things explores the lives of two very different girls who are connected in an unexpected way.Īvery Armisted has it all. Even the people who are seemingly perfect rarely are. Margaret Peterson Haddix weaves together two completely separate lives in this engaging novel that explores what it really means to be a family-and what to do when it’s all falling apart.THE SUMMER OF BROKEN THINGS, by Margaret Peterson Haddix, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, April 10, 2018, Hardcover, $17.99 (young adult)Īppearances can be deceiving. Or maybe the lies and betrayal will only push them-and their families-farther apart. Maybe the girls can put aside their differences and work through it together.

Kayla struggles just to imagine leaving the confines of her small town.īut in Spain, the two uncover a secret their families had hidden from both of them their entire lives. Avery is horrified that her father thinks he can choose her friends-and make her miss soccer camp. So it’s a huge surprise when Avery’s father offers to bring Kayla along on a summer trip to Spain. The two girls were friends as little kids, but that’s ancient history now. Sixteen-year-old Kayla Butts is known as “butt-girl” at school. From New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes a novel about friendship and what it really means to be a family in the face of lies and betrayal.įourteen-year-old Avery Armisted is athletic, rich, and pretty.

The Summer of Broken Things by Margaret Peterson Haddix