18 Books Every Mom Needs in Her Beach Bag This Summer

It's the Summer of 1992 on Avalon Island, an islet off the coast of New York's Long Island, when a gypsy moth infestation takes over. The ravenous caterpillars are all anyone can think and talk about, when another arrival disrupts the island even further. The daughter of one of Avalon's most prominent families returns, with her African-American husband and biracial children in tow, upsetting the balance between the haves and have-nots on opposite sides of the tracks. Covering issues of race, class, and privilege, The Gypsy Moth Summer ($27) is a sweeping novel about a Summer that changes everything.