Beach Blondes: June Dreams, July's Promise, August Magic (Summer Series)

by Katherine Applegate

Overview

Three months. Three guys. One amazing summer.

Summer Smith is in for the best summer of her life. Between the cold weather and her boyfriendless existence in Minnesota, Summer is ready for sun, sand, and boys in the Florida Keys. And by the end of the first day, she has more than enough to keep her busy:

Adam, the senator's son, has looks, power, and all the money in the world.

Diver, the mystery man, is mellow, intriguing, and definitely unique.

And Seth, the perfect guy...only he has a girlfriend.

But with new friends, cute guys, and miles of hot white sand, Summer's in for more trouble than she thinks....

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781416975694
Publisher:	Simon Pulse
Publication date:	05/06/2008
Series:	Summer Series , #1
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	736
Sales rank:	296,384
File size:	507 KB
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

After Katherine Applegate graduated from college, she spent time waiting tables, typing (badly), watering plants, wandering randomly from one place to the next with her boyfriend, and just generally wasting her time. When she grew sufficiently tired of performing brain-dead minimum-wage work, she decided it was time to become a famous writer. Anyway, a writer. Writing proved to be an ideal career choice, as it involved neither physical exertion nor uncomfortable clothing, and required no social skills.

Ms. Applegate has written more than one hundred books under her own name and a variety of pseudonyms. She has no children, is active in no organizations, and has never been invited to address a joint session of Congress. She does, however, have an evil, foot-biting cat named Dick, and she still enjoys wandering randomly from one place to the next with her boyfriend.

Editorial Reviews

Summer Smith lives in Minnesota, where everything is cold and there are no boys. Well, at least not in Summer's life. When her mother suggests spending the summer in the Florida Keys with her aunt and cousin, Summer does not hesitate. On the flight to Florida, Summer sits next to a fortune teller who reveals that she will meet three guys, one mysterious, one dangerous, and one just right. Not that Summer believes any of that. As soon as Summer arrives, her aunt, a romance author, takes off for a book tour and leaves Summer at the mercy of her unreceptive cousin, Diana. Besides Diana's attitude, Summer has another problem—too many boys. Within her first few days in the Keys, Summer has met three boys all interested in her, just like the fortune teller predicted—Adam, Diver, and Seth. With a summer filled with a new job, new friends, and hot guys, Summer has entered a new world where it is easy to forget about her cold and dateless life in Minnesota, but if Summer is not careful, she just might forget who she is too. Applegate creates a hard to put down read, perfect for summer beach reading. While this novel is candy sweet and occasionally redundant, the writing is witty, and the plot is sure to please. Reviewer: Melissa Joy Adams

Children's Literature - Melissa Joy Adams

Gr 7-10

Summer Smith is thrilled to be asked to spend the summer in Florida with her aunt Mallory and cousin Diana, and her trip starts off with a real bang when she meets gorgeous Seth on the plane and ends up with a dreamy kiss. It's pretty clear that Diana resents her presence and seems to be angry for no reason, but sensitive, nice Summer gives her the benefit of the doubt and forges ahead making new friends, getting a job, and meeting lots of handsome guys, including Diana's former boyfriend. If only the summer would never end and she didn't have to return to Minnesota. There are several references to sex and alcohol. This is an overly long and totally predictable teen romance, but girls will enjoy this beachy paperback and will pass it along to friends. It may be formulaic, but it works.-Susan Riley, Mount Kisco Public Library, NY

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