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The story opens on Monday, when Viv and Pete reunite at the island terminal and immediately notice familiar yet changed details of the place. As Viv teases Pete’s new fedora and safari vest, their conversations reveal awkward family history and the strange pull of old summers. The narrative blends warm affection with sharp social observation and comedic tension.","[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nA BORZOI BOOK  \nFIRST EDITION PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF 2026  \nCopyright © 2026 by Ryan Effgen  \nPenguin Random House values and supports copyright. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of it in any form without permission. You are supporting writers and allowing Penguin Random House to continue to publish books for every reader. Please note that no part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence  \ntechnologies or systems.  \nPublished by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 1745 Broadway, New  \nYork, NY 10019.  \nKnopf, Borzoi Books, and the colophon are registered trademarks of Penguin Random House LLC.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNames: Effgen, Ryan author  \nTitle: Make nice : a novel / Ryan Effgen.  \nDescription: First hardcover edition. | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2026.  \nIdentifiers: LCCN 2025034564 | ISBN 9798217208128 hardcover | ISBN 9798217208135 ebook Subjects: LCGFT: Humorous fiction | Novels | Fiction Classification: LCC PS3605 .F47 M35 2026 LC record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2025034564](https://lccn.loc.gov/2025034564)  \nEbook ISBN 9798217208135 Cover photograph by Merrill Images/Getty Images Cover design by Kimberly Glyder  \n[penguinrandomhouse.com](penguinrandomhouse.com | aaknopf.com)[ | ](penguinrandomhouse.com | aaknopf.com)[aaknopf.com](penguinrandomhouse.com | aaknopf.com)  \nThe authorized representative in the EU for product safety and compliance is Penguin Random House Ireland, Morrison Chambers, 32 Nassau Street, Dublin D02 YH68, Ireland, [https://eu](https://eu)  \n[contact.penguin.ie](contact.penguin.ie).  \nep_prh_ 7.5a_ 156711532_c0_r0  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nContents  \nDedication  \nMonday  \nChapter One  \nChapter Two  \nChapter Three  \nChapter Four  \nChapter Five  \nChapter Six  \nChapter Seven  \nChapter Eight  \nTuesday  \nChapter Nine  \nChapter Ten  \nChapter Eleven  \nChapter Twelve  \nChapter Thirteen  \nChapter Fourteen  \nChapter Fifteen  \nChapter Sixteen  \nChapter Seventeen  \nChapter Eighteen  \nChapter Nineteen  \nChapter Twenty  \nChapter Twenty-One Wednesday  \nChapter Twenty-Two  \nChapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four  \nChapter Twenty-Five  \nChapter Twenty-Six  \nChapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight  \nChapter Twenty-Nine  \nChapter Thirty  \nChapter Thirty-One  \nThursday  \nChapter Thirty-Two  \nChapter Thirty-Three Chapter Thirty-Four  \nChapter Thirty-Five  \nChapter Thirty-Six  \nChapter Thirty-Seven Chapter Thirty-Eight  \nChapter Thirty-Nine  \nChapter Forty  \nChapter Forty-One  \nChapter Forty-Two  \nFriday  \nChapter Forty-Three  \nChapter Forty-Four  \nChapter Forty-Five  \nAcknowledgments  \nA Note About the Author  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nFor my family and yours  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nMONDAY  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \none  \n“Hugs!” Viv announced before throwing her arms around Pete,  \nsmothering him in a warm, familial embrace. Her boobs mashed into the zippers of his safari vest, but so it went with hugs. Pete wasn’t a hugger, so she always gave him fair warning. She stepped back and looked him up and down. Little brother. Rosy-cheeked and unwed, well into his thirties. The safari vest perhaps wasn’t helping in that regard, but that was Pete: Life was one big nature hike. Her gaze finally settled on the brown fedora, clean and not at all broken in. A new purchase for the trip anda bold move for Pete. She resolved not to tease him about it, and not to let their father do so either.“Weird being back here, right?”  \n“It is weird,” Pete said.“Familiar and strange. Like a dream.”  \nThey’d spent much of their childhood summers on the island before their parents sold their dinky little summe","cbCaiaoawjm6WC2O","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaoawjm6WC2O","pdf",2813075,306,"English","en",105,"# Dedication\n# Monday\n## Chapter One\n## Chapter Two\n## Chapter Three\n## Chapter Four\n## Chapter Five\n## Chapter Six\n## Chapter Seven\n## Chapter Eight\n# Tuesday\n## Chapter Nine\n## Chapter Ten\n## Chapter Eleven\n## Chapter Twelve\n## Chapter Thirteen\n## Chapter Fourteen\n## Chapter Fifteen\n## Chapter Sixteen\n## Chapter Seventeen\n## Chapter Eighteen\n## Chapter Nineteen\n## Chapter Twenty\n## Chapter Twenty-One\n## Chapter Twenty-Two\n## Chapter Twenty-Three\n## Chapter Twenty-Four\n## Chapter Twenty-Five\n## Chapter Twenty-Six\n## Chapter Twenty-Seven\n## Chapter Twenty-Eight\n## Chapter Twenty-Nine\n## Chapter Thirty\n## Chapter Thirty-One\n# Wednesday\n## Chapter Thirty-Two\n## Chapter Thirty-Three\n## Chapter Thirty-Four\n## Chapter Thirty-Five\n## Chapter Thirty-Six\n## Chapter Thirty-Seven\n## Chapter Thirty-Eight\n## Chapter Thirty-Nine\n## Chapter Forty\n## Chapter Forty-One\n## Chapter Forty-Two\n# Thursday\n## Chapter Forty-Three\n## Chapter Forty-Four\n## Chapter Forty-Five\n# Acknowledgments\n# A Note About the Author","[{\"question\":\"What is the novel Make Nice about according to the book’s structure and opening scene?\",\"answer\":\"The novel follows the Pickford siblings as they return to the island, with the story framed by days of the week and progressing through chapters. 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