Seventeenth Summer
by:
Maureen Daly (author)
Angie didn’t think she would fall in love, especially not with someone in her small town. But when she meets Jack during the summer before she goes off to college, all bets are off. From the moment they meet, Angie and Jack can’t get enough of each other. Even though Angie’s family thinks she...
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Angie didn’t think she would fall in love, especially not with someone in her small town. But when she meets Jack during the summer before she goes off to college, all bets are off. From the moment they meet, Angie and Jack can’t get enough of each other. Even though Angie’s family thinks she should be with someone more sophisticated and with a brighter future, Angie knows Jack is the right one for her. But although Angie and Jack are in for a summer full of romance, first heartbreak is not far behind...First published in 1942 and every bit as relevant today, Seventeenth Summer chronicles a pivotal experience with extraordinary freshness and sensitivity.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781416994633 (1416994637)
ASIN: 1416994637
Publish date: April 27th 2010
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pages no: 340
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Teen,
Classics,
Realistic Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Coming Of Age,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
High School,
Young Adult Romance
Beschreibung: Es ist der Sommer nach dem Highschool-Abschluss, der Sommer der ersten großen Liebe, der Sommer, der alles verändert: Angies siebzehnter Sommer. Gleich zu Beginn der Ferien bittet Jack Duluth, Basketballstar der Highschool, Angie um ein Date. Die beiden verlieben sich ineinander, doch ...
Until the summer before college, Angie Morrow didn't really date. Her mother didin't like her to go out much. But no one -- not even Angie's mother -- can resist the charm of strikingly handsome Jack Duluth. His good looks grab Angies's attention from the moment in June when Jack throws Angie a smil...
Actual rating: 3.5 starsInitial thoughts: I'm not sure exactly what I have to say about this book yet. Maybe because half-way through reading I realized this book is a YA classic of sorts.Proper review to follow.
Due to copy and paste, formatting has been lost.For whatever reason, Seventeenth Summer was just a flat read for me. I didn't connect with the characters, and I really didn't see the romance in it.Angie, our main character, is way too prim and proper. I couldn't relate to her in any way, and I often...