Locust Tree Summer
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Summary
His blue-and-white school uniform carried the scent of orange soda on the wind, and the dimples that creased his smiling eyes made him the bullseye of her heart all summer long.
Sunny sweetheart Chang Xia × aloof cool guy Jiang Huai—you are my one and only summer!
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When top student Chang Xia transfers to Nanyu No. 7 Middle School in Lincheng, she barely lands before unlocking the deluxe package: "school idol in the seat ahead Jiang Huai + fiery best friend Duan Rou + a goofy band of brothers"!
Together they sneak hot pot parties in the classroom, eat iced watermelon in PE, hide from blackouts on the rooftop, run wild to a relay-race championship, and release balloons covered in dreams at the hundred-day oath rally...
It turns out youth was never a one-person battle—it's having someone to hide candy with, grind practice tests with, and ferment all the pressure of the college entrance exam into the sweetness of summer...
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Young readers who enjoy sweet campus youth stories and sunny-heroine setups
- Readers who prefer ensemble daily life and companionship over intense conflict
- Students and office workers looking for light holiday or bedtime reading to relieve stress
- Genre readers drawn to campus dynamics like the school idol in the seat ahead and the best-friend-and-brothers ensemble
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking serious literary depth or exploration of social issues
- Readers who prefer high-suspense, fast-paced, or dark stories
- Readers indifferent to sweet campus romance who want realistic weight
Reading tips
- Treat it as light summer reading; read in bedtime or weekend sessions rather than racing to finish.
- Pay attention to Chang Xia's everyday interactions with Jiang Huai, Duan Rou, and the brothers—the ensemble is where the sweetness comes from.
- When you reach scenes like the classroom hot pot or the rooftop blackout, recall your own campus summers to deepen the immersion.
- Don't skip the exam-pressure thread; it gives the sweetness a landing point and makes the characters' growth more believable.
About the publisher
Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House focuses on literary publishing while also covering the humanities, social sciences, and books on art and daily life. Its approximately 1,535 titles in the database span social novels, world history, design, science fiction, classic works, and film and television: they include modern Chinese literary classics by Lu Xun such as A Madman's Diary: The Complete Short Stories of Lu Xun, Call to Arms, Four Generations Under One Roof, and Teahouse, as well as foreign literary memoirs like Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday. In science fiction it offers Asimov's Galactic Empire series, while in architecture and art it publishes Liu Dunzhen's Classical Gardens of Suzhou and design titles from Phoenix Space. Its authors are concentrated among classic writers such as Lu Xun, Zweig, and Asimov, with translators including Liang Xijiang, Zhong Haonan, and Ye Lihua. Its overall character is built on classic works while embracing genre fiction and visual culture. Public information is limited, and this introduction is based on the titles in the database.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 楔子
- 第1章 纸飞机
- 第2章 交朋友
- 第3章 我宝贝
- 第4章 领奖台
- 第5章 手写信
- 第6章 乌衣巷
- 第7章 明天见
- 第8章 便利贴
- 第9章 下雨天
- 第10章 等黎明
- 第11章 图书馆
- 第12章 我追你
- 第13章 冰西瓜
- 第14章 问月亮
- 第15章 期中考
- 第16章 草稿纸
- 第17章 第二名
- 第18章 眼光高
- 第19章 火锅局
- 第20章 看电影
- 第21章 作业本
- 第22章 看月亮
- 第23章 第一个
- 第24章 小玉兔
- 第25章 爱慕她
- 第26章 脸红了
- 第27章 接力赛
- 第28章 水蜜桃
- 第29章 平安夜
- 第30章 玫瑰花
- 第31章 喝汽水
- 第32章 抹奶油
- 第33章 拍立得
- 第34章 跨年夜
- 第35章 电吉他
- 第36章 旅游团
- 第37章 两百块
- 第38章 小青梅
- 第39章 偷拍他
- 第40章 学着点
- 第41章 开小灶
- 第42章 暖色调
- 第43章 去探险
- 第44章 鬼故事
- 第45章 摘月亮
- 第46章 新年好
- 第47章 放理想
- 第48章 蛮可爱
- 第49章 配一脸
- 第50章 漂流瓶
- 第51章 小天使
- 第52章 棒棒糖
- 第53章 掉马甲
- 第54章 破例者
- 第55章 咖啡厅
- 第56章 知识点
- 第57章 请你吃
- 第58章 荧光棒
- 第59章 赴高考
- 第60章 告别日
- 第61章 平安符
- 第62章 毕业照
- 第63章 喜欢你
- 第64章 赌赢了
- 第65章 查成绩
- 第66章 毕业礼
- 第67章 你也是
- 第68章 一缕风
- 第69章 热恋中
- 第70章 陆希澈番外：第七年夏（1）
- 第71章 陆希澈番外：第七年夏（2）
- 第72章 周存青番外：竹马青梅（1）
- 第73章 周存青番外：竹马青梅（2）
- 第74章 周存青番外：竹马青梅（3）
- 第75章 周存青番外：竹马青梅（4）
- 第76章 周存青番外：竹马青梅（5）
- 第77章 周存青番外：竹马青梅（6）
- 第78章 周存青番外：竹马青梅（7）
- 第79章 周存青番外：竹马青梅（8）
- 第80章 周存青番外：未寄的信
- 第81章 槐夏CP番外：罗曼蒂克
- 第82章 槐夏CP番外：不止夏天
- 第83章 后记
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About the author
You Yang is a Chinese author whose work focuses mainly on youth literature and modern romance. Public information about the author is currently limited: their real name, nationality, and dates of birth and death have not been clearly recorded. Six of the author's works are held in the collection, including Trickster Talks About Summer, Movie Ticket, New Writer You Yang's Bittersweet BE Short Story Collection, Box No. 18 of a Thousand Paper Cranes, Under the Plane Tree, and Sophora Summer. Judging from these titles and the common categories, You Yang's writing tends to center on campus youth and urban relationships, presented through both short-story collections and longer narratives, with themes that often involve adolescent emotions, the pains of growing up, and romances that end in regret. The title New Writer You Yang's Bittersweet BE Short Story Collection explicitly signals the author's deliberate engagement with bitter endings and youthful regret, suggesting a style marked by delicate, melancholic, and restrained emotional expression. Overall, You Yang is a young-adult-oriented author with a modest body of work but a fairly clear thematic direction, whose creative profile awaits further public information and more works to be fully understood.
