The Last Summer Before High School

Fourteen-year-old Cory Cidswell has always lived carefully. With hemophilia shaping every move he makes, he's learned to sit on the sidelines while everyone else runs free. But as summer fades and high school looms ahead, Cory has one prayer on his heart—to know what it feels like to be loved before time runs out.

Enter Leah Torres. Bright, kind, and full of quiet courage, Leah sees more than Cory's condition—she sees him. From rollerblade "races" and cheese fries under the summer sun to lat...