Gottie Oppenheimer, a seventeen-year-old physics prodigy, navigates grief, love, and disruptions in the space-time continuum in one very eventful summer.
Industry Reviews
A Teen Vogue Best New Book of 2016An Indies Introduce New Voices Selection"[T]he delectable romance and the moment when past, present and future all come together and semi-solve the mysteries of Gottie's time travel make the journey worthwhile." -The New York Times"Novelist Harriet Reuter Hapgood's electric YA debut, The Square Root of Summer, reminds us that time is a healer." -Buzzfeed"While this book does deliver on the title's promise of teenage vacation hijinks, romance, and mathematical equations, it also presents a heartrending quandary: How to move forward with a life that has been defined by loss . . . It presents an earnest picture of the way loss ripples through a family and shapes the movements of everyone it touches." -NPR"Harriet Reuter Hapgood delivers a clever and compelling story of love, loss and resilience . . . an exciting, shouldn't-miss debut with a fresh and enthralling time-travel twist." -USA Today, Happily Ever After"Gottie might just be our next favorite YA heroine." -Hello Giggles"The Square Root of Summer proves that time travel and young love go hand in hand." -Mashable"An epic romance with twists that will leave you breathless." -Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Beautiful Creatures and author of The Lovely Reckless"Sophisticated and believable . . . An emotional roller-coaster ride worth taking." -School Library Journal, starred review"A story of complex grief, love, and growth." -Kirkus Reviews"Reuter Hapgood's novel will lodge in the hearts of readers." -Booklist"A poignant portrait of a girl struggling with loss and love, this novel is equal parts heart and smarts, with a dash of friends-turned-more sweetness." -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"Set to be one of the most talked-about YA debuts of 2016. Love, loss and heartbreak told in a wholly authentic teenage voice." -The Bookseller, one to watch"An atmospheric, romantic, and beautifully-written puzzle of a book, starring a lovably unconventional cast of characters. You won't want to put this book down for even a second until you've pieced the whole thing together." -Leila Sales, author of This Song Will Save Your Life and Once Was a Time A Teen Vogue Best New Book of 2016An Indies Introduce New Voices Selection [T]he delectable romance and the moment when past, present and future all come together and semi-solve the mysteries of Gottie s time travel make the journey worthwhile. -The New York Times Novelist Harriet Reuter Hapgood s electric YA debut, The Square Root of Summer, reminds us that time is a healer. -Buzzfeed While this book does deliver on the title's promise of teenage vacation hijinks, romance, and mathematical equations, it also presents a heartrending quandary: How to move forward with a life that has been defined by loss . . . It presents an earnest picture of the way loss ripples through a family and shapes the movements of everyone it touches." -NPR Harriet Reuter Hapgood delivers a clever and compelling story of love, loss and resilience . . . an exciting, shouldn't-miss debut with a fresh and enthralling time-travel twist." -USA Today, Happily Ever After Gottie might just be our next favorite YA heroine." -Hello Giggles The Square Root of Summer proves that time travel and young love go hand in hand." -Mashable An epic romance with twists that will leave you breathless." -Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Beautiful Creatures and author of The Lovely Reckless Sophisticated and believable . . . An emotional roller-coaster ride worth taking." -School Library Journal, starred review A story of complex grief, love, and growth." -Kirkus Reviews Reuter Hapgood s novel will lodge in the hearts of readers." -Booklist A poignant portrait of a girl struggling with loss and love, this novel is equal parts heart and smarts, with a dash of friends-turned-more sweetness." -BCCB Set to be one of the most talked-about YA debuts of 2016. Love, loss and heartbreak told in a wholly authentic teenage voice." -The Bookseller, one to watch An atmospheric, romantic, and beautifully-written puzzle of a book, starring a lovably unconventional cast of characters. You won't want to put this book down for even a second until you've pieced the whole thing together." -Leila Sales, author of This Song Will Save Your Life and Once Was a Time" A "Teen Vogue "Best New Book of 2016"Sophisticated and believable. . . An emotional roller-coaster ride worth taking." -"School Library Journal," starred review"A story of complex grief, love, and growth." -"Kirkus"
