Best Beachy Books for This Summer
2. Perennials
by Mandy Berman
MARISSA STERN | JE STAFF
FOR BOOK LOVERS, the beach is the perfect place to sit back
and relax — after applying sunscreen, of course — and read
beneath the summer sun.

Here are some suggestions to pack in your beach bags this
summer by Jewish authors or featuring Jewish characters, with
lightly condensed descriptions pulled from Amazon because
they can probably describe them better than I can.

1. You Think It, I’ll Say It: Stories
by Curtis Sittenfeld
The author of Eligible (a modern retell-
ing of Pride and Prejudice that would
also do well on the beach) returns with
this story that has already been chosen
for Reese Witherspoon’s book club and
been confirmed for a 10-episode Apple
TV series starring Kristen Wiig. So, this
one probably rocks.

“A suburban mother of two fantasiz-
es about the downfall of an old friend
whose wholesome lifestyle empire may
or may not be built on a lie. A high-pow-
ered lawyer honeymooning with her husband is caught off guard
by the appearance of the girl who tormented her in high school.

A shy Ivy League student learns the truth about a classmate’s
seemingly enviable life.”
Aching to go back to summer camp? This
novel may bring you back to those days.

“Rachel Rivkin and Fiona Larkin used
to treasure their summers together as
campers at Camp Marigold. Now, reunit-
ed as counselors after their first year of
college, their relationship is more com-
plicated. Rebellious Rachel, a street-smart
city kid raised by a single mother, has
been losing patience with her best friend’s
insecurities; Fiona, the middle child of a not-so-perfect subur-
ban family, envies Rachel’s popularity with their campers and
fellow counselors. For the first time, the two friends start keeping
secrets from each other. Through them,
as well as from the perspectives of their
fellow counselors, their campers, and
their mothers, we witness the tensions of
the turbulent summer build to a tragic
event, which forces Rachel and Fiona to
confront their pasts — and the adults
they’re becoming.”
3. Choose Your Own Disaster
by Dana Schwartz
Following her debut YA novel, Schwartz
is back with a memoir revisiting her ear-
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THIS SUMMER
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