Hazel Says No

"When Hazel Blum's father gets a tenured job at a prestigious college, she and her family relocate from the hustle and bustle of Brooklyn to a middle-of-nowhere college town in Maine. With her mother Claire, a clothing designer, and her father Gus, an American Studies professor, Hazel and her eleven-year-old brother Wolf spend the summer at the town pool, where they acclimate to their new lives and connect with the town's sprawling community. That is, until a dramatic fallout on the very first day of her senior year tips the fickle balance of idyllic Riverburg and impacts everyone in her family. Tracking through the perspectives of each member of the Blum family, this ... fish-out-of-water story handles big issues with ... empathy and humor, capturing the love that unites one ... family and the essence of life in small-town Maine"--