Looking for books that are similar in nature to this- doesn’t need to be a kid MC, just something that gives the feeling of nostalgia, a dreamlike summer, a small town, coming of age, etc.
Other books that did this for me:
84, Charing cross road
Cold mountain
Call me by your name
Never let me go
Brokeback mountain
Bridges of Madison county
Where the crawdads sing
Perks of being a wallflower
by km1495