The Summer of Letting Go

This week I read The Summer of Letting Go by Gae Polisner. This year Francesca is supposed to turn 16-and she gets to spend the summer at her family's summer house, extremely close to the beach. But ever since her brother Simon drowned, Frankie can't let go of the fact that she knows that it was her fault. Her mom also blames her for it, and that doesn't help her already interesting home life by the fact that she thinks that her dad is having a super-obvious affair with the lady next door, Mrs. Merrill. Her best friend, Lisette, is growing farther away from her and has a new boyfriend, Bradley who Frankie has always had a crush on. This summer would have been interesting enough without her meeting Frankie Sky, a four year old boy who resembles Simon, Frankie's little brother. Frankie starts wondering if they, somehow, could be connected.
This book was amazing! My review doesn't give it enough credit, but it's really amazing and has great writing that made you really connect to the characters. My favorite character was Frankie, because she was really connectable, like insecure like a real teenager not surreal like a normal book character. I'd call this book great realistic fiction. The ending is so bittersweet and I'd recommend this to almost everyone in our class.