Collects two stories of summer romance, including "26 Kisses" in which Veda embarks on a summer love quest to move on after boyfriend unceremoniously dumps her right after graduation by kissing 26 boys, one for each letter of the alphabet; and "How My Summer Went Up In Flames" in which seventeen-year-old Rosie, placed under a temporary restraining order for torching her former boyfriend's car, embarks on a cross-country car trip from New Jersey to Arizona while waiting for her court appearance.
