Until she met Evelyn, Valerie spent her days in a quiet and uninterrupted cycle of school, library, home, repeat. Then Evelyn comes crashing into her life and it becomes anything but quiet. Valerie’s summers are more chaotic and meaningful than they’ve ever been, and it’s all because of Evelyn. With Evelyn around, Val has to face feelings she’s never had before, like the feeling she gets when Evelyn smiles, or says goodbye at night, or greets her boyfriend. Then, just as quickly and seamlessly as she came into Valerie’s life, Evelyn is gone—but all the things she’d made Valerie feel stay right where she’d left them.