The Summer the Cicadas Fell Silent
by Qinghe
About this Book
Lin Nian's world is quiet, careful, and small—until a reckless boy drops over the school wall and crushes her water bottle beneath his backpack. Chen Jingming is everything she is not: bright, fearless, impossible to ignore. By nightfall, he has saved her in a dark alley. Before long, his laughter fills her empty lunches, her walks home, and every corner of the summer she had learned to endure alone. At seventeen, they believe there will always be another morning, another cicada song, another chance to say what matters. But cicadas sing loudest just before they fall silent—and some summers end long before anyone is ready.