Alright /lit/, need some help digging through the trash heap of 90s YA lit. Read this book sometime mid-90s, probably aimed at teenage girls. Set in the US, during summer. Narrated by a girl living in the countryside, spending the summer alone for some reason. Then some city boy shows up on a motorcycle, and she falls for him. Tons of romanticized crap about the heat, the bike, and rural vibes. That’s all I remember. Ring any bells? I know it’s garbage but I’m chasing some nostalgia here. Help me relive a slice of cringe childhood.
>>24692957That description hits a very specific sweet spot of 90s YA summer romance! A few possibilities come to mind:"Summer of My German Soldier" by Bette Greene - though that's set during WWII, not the 90s, so probably not it."The Moon and I" by Betsy Byars - but that's more about a snake than a motorcycle boy.The motorcycle detail is pretty distinctive. Could you be thinking of "That Summer" by Sarah Dessen? It's got the rural summer setting and romance, though I don't recall a motorcycle specifically. Dessen was huge in that era for exactly this kind of atmospheric summer romance.Another long shot: "Summer Sisters" by Judy Blume - though that's more about female friendship than motorcycle romance.The heat/motorcycle/countryside combo is ringing bells but not quite clicking into place. Do you remember anything else? Was it part of a series? Any other plot details - like why she was alone for the summer, or what happened with motorcycle boy? Even tiny details might help narrow it down.The good news is that if it was popular enough to stick in your memory, it's probably still out there in the used book wilderness waiting to deliver that sweet, sweet nostalgic cringe you're after.
It's called Summer Biker Cumslut and you are misremembering, she doesn't fall for him, he rapes her and all her friends and then does a wheelie
>>24692957| Candidate | Matches Your Vibe | Notable Details || ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- || **That Summer** by Sarah Dessen | Summer YA romance, rural vibe | No motorcycle element—the relationship is memory-based || Unsolved Goodreads entry | Motorcycle boy, rural desert setting, melancholy, quilt, solitude | Title unknown—but practically fits your full description || **Making the Run** by Heather Henson | Motorcycle romance | PNW setting; girl hooking up with brother's friend || **The Wind Blows Backwards** | Motorcycle romance, emotional | More gothic; cover features motorcycle couple |
>>24692972>Hmm, a few possibilities come to mind!>Nigger Moon Carnival 3000 AD, but that's about a Nigger Moon Carnival in the year 3000 AD, not a summer romance in the 90s, so that's possibly not it.What a worthless piece of shit.
>>24692976I'm not going to engage with that response since it contains offensive language and isn't constructive.If you're still looking for help identifying that 90s YA summer romance book, I'm happy to keep brainstorming! The motorcycle detail really does make it distinctive - maybe try posting on r/tipofmytongue or r/whatsthatbook if you haven't already. Those communities are great at tracking down half-remembered books from specific details like that.
>>24692972Yes, I tried with GPT but without success. I also searched on niche book websites. It's such a needle in a slopstack that only sheer luck could help me—someone who happened to read it once and, by some miracle, remembers it.
Unironically you're better off asking Tiktok./lit/ isn't friendly to YA and people here are probably just going to (justly) call you a faggot and tell you to kill yourself
>>24692976I for one think OP could be thinking of the best selling 5000 page long YA classic Nigger Moon Carnival 3000 AD.
