The Summer We Ran: Two Boys. One Secret. Thousands of Miles to Freedom, (Paperback)

<p>They were supposed to spend the summer planning their futures.</p><p>Instead, they ran.</p><p>Devon has spent his entire life doing everything right-perfect grades, full scholarship, carefully controlled choices. Robert has always seemed fearless, the kind of boy who smiles through chaos and never lets anyone see what he's really feeling.</p><p>For two years, they've hidden the truth about who they are to each other.</p><p>Best friends on the outside. Secretly in love behind closed doors.</p><p></p><p>But after graduation night, one mistake changes everything.</p><p></p><p>When their families discover the relationship they've worked so hard to protect, Devon and Robert are suddenly forced to confront the reality they've been avoiding for years: staying home may mean losing each other forever.</p><p></p><p>So before the sun rises, they set off in a blue pickup truck, pack whatever they can carry, and disappear onto the open road with no real plan except one-</p><p>Don't look back.</p><p></p><p>From the humid coastlines of South Carolina to endless highways stretching north, The Summer We Ran is a breathtaking YA gay romance about first love, identity, freedom, and the terrifying beauty of choosing your own life when the world expects you to become someone else.</p><p></p><p>Heartbreaking, hopeful, and impossible to forget, this emotionally charged coming-of-age novel is perfect for fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, They Both Die at the End, and The Song of Achilles.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes the hardest part of love isn't falling.</p><p>It's leaving everything else behind.</p><p></p>

• The Summer We Ran: Two Boys. One Secret. Thousands of Miles to Freedom, (Paperback)
• Author: Noah Wren
• ISBN: 9798256005467
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-05-08
• Page Count: 414