The Luckiest Girl
Shelley Latham can't wait to get to San Sebastian, where flowers bloom in November, oranges grow on the trees, and the sun shines almost every day. And once she's there, things get even better. In no time, she catches the attention of two boys: one, a good-looking basketball star, the other, an...
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Shelley Latham can't wait to get to San Sebastian, where flowers bloom in November, oranges grow on the trees, and the sun shines almost every day. And once she's there, things get even better. In no time, she catches the attention of two boys: one, a good-looking basketball star, the other, an interesting, fun boy who likes journalism. Shelley feels like the luckiest girl in the world. Now she's about to discover the magic of falling in love -- and a whole lot more!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060532994 (0060532998)
Publish date: July 29th 2003
Publisher: Harper Teen
Pages no: 268
Edition language: English
Another throw back to the 1950's but this book has a totally different voice. It's still dated, certainly, but it doesn't feel as screamingly obvious. Shelly comes closer to passing as a typical teen of today. This is one of the rare books I read as adolescent that stayed with me over the years,...
I take back all the snarky things I said about this book, I clearly (Cleary?) had it confused with some other malt shop romance. I found this to be a solid portrayal of adolescence. Shelley is perhaps a little more self-aware than the average teen-aged girl, but that's the only quibble I could find...
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