Thank you NetGalley as well as Benjamin Klas for the opportunity to read Second Dad Summer. I realized after many years that people want to be accepted for their choices. This book has a look at that. As a child, we are not asked if we want to accept everything but are put into the flow. This book looks at many areas and I am not going to really display my view on this at this time but I know this book is trying to display choices. Well read.

Second Dad Summer was the best children's books I've read in a long time! The message of acceptance and love it portrays is absolutely amazing and much needed. Would highly recommend!

A great book, about how people slot into our lives, even when we try to keep them out a really lovely , touching story.

Absolutely wonderful. Well geared toward the 3rd-8th grade set, it really does well in showing the emotions of coming to terms with a new loved one in a parent's life, especially when a parent "comes out" later in life. LOVED the ending, and how Jeremiah showed that he was okay with his father's choice of partner. The story flows well with the right balance of light-hearted fun and deeper emotional growth for all characters. Probably one of the best kids books I have read in a while. Will be recommending it to all my reading groups that deal with kids.

This book is a great way to bring acceptance from a young age to lgbtq couples and their children. I think it was a good story, but it was a little long for children with the message it is trying to send. I think this would be great as a picture book or with a few less chapters. The chapter book style allowed more depth into the story.

Jeremiah’s parents are divorced so he spends the summers with his Dad….and now his Dad’s new boyfriend, Michael. Michael rides a bicycle decorated to look like a unicorn. He is flashy, serves organic food, and most annoying of all to Jeremiah, he is constantly nagging him—or at least that’s what Jeremiah thinks when Michael is constantly asking questions and trying to help. Jeremiah would much rather it be just him and his Dad, but it appears that those times are in the past. Luckily Jeremiah makes a few friends over the summer to help him cope with the changes in his family situation. And before you know it, things begin to change…somewhat.
I really enjoyed this book. Jeremiah’s annoyance of all things Michael made me laugh, but I also had sympathy for him due to the changes in his family situation. I like the fact that this book addresses so many issues facing our youth today: divorce, two Dads, two Moms, LGBTQ, etc. I found it interesting the differences in flag representation and thought that it was timely to have someone ask about preference for pronouns. Our world has changed, and I think it is important to be as inclusive as possible. This book will go a long way toward helping children to understand that although we are all different, we are all very much the same. Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to review this book.