Book
Fifteenth summer / Michelle Dalton.
Summary:
"Fifteen-year-old Chelsea and her family are spending the summer at a cottage on the shore of Lake Michigan where Chelsea meets and falls for Josh--the cute and shy employee at the new bookstore in town."-- $c Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781442472679 :
- ISBN: 9781442472662 (pbk.) :
- Physical Description: 249 p. : 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York ; Simon Pulse, 2013.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes en excerpt from: Sixteenth summer.
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- Dating (Social customs) > Fiction.
Sisters > Fiction.
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Michigan > Fiction. - Genre:
- Young adult fiction.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at South Central Regional Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winkler Library | YA F Dal (Text) | 35864001687571 | Young Adult | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2013 July #1
Fifteen-year-old Chelsea and her family have always spent summers on Lake Michigan, and this summer is no differentâexcept Granly is no longer there. The summer's goal is to go through all her things and ready the house to sell. But day trips and traditions always seem to take precedent, especially for Chelsea, who has a new summer job waiting tables and is falling in love with Josh, whose family runs the local bookstore. It's a sweet, authentic teen romance. Chelsea and Josh have just the right amount of insecurity during their early encounters, and Chelsea's sisters provide just the right amount of harassment and support. The family is a loving one, poignantly learning the lesson that life goes on, perhaps bittersweet and more treasured, but reassuringly so. Copyright 2013 Booklist Reviews. - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2013 Fall
It's the first summer at the family lake house since Chelsea's beloved grandmother died, and the still-grieving teen is not sure what's in store for her. When she meets Josh the attraction seems instantaneous, but neither one can quite believe that the other feels the same. This bittersweet novel offers a vision of romance that will appeal to younger teens in particular. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2013 April #1
This sweet, realistic tale of a girl's first love proves that young romance fans don't need vampires, werewolves or other assorted immortals to enjoy a book about love in their age group. Chelsea has mixed feelings about spending the family vacation in her family's pretty little cottage near the shore of Lake Michigan. Granly--her grandmother--passed away the previous winter, and Chelsea misses her. She sets off to find a book in the nearby little town and meets Josh, who works at the bookstore. Dalton's sensitive writing makes it clear that both teens experience immediate attraction to one another, but their natural insecurity in their first romance makes each doubt that the other feels the same. Chelsea looks to her older, more experienced sisters for advice, while Josh simply yields to temptation and plants a sudden kiss on Chelsea. With their intentions declared, Chelsea takes a job as a waitress next door to Josh's bookstore, where the drama continues. The completely believable and likable characters, the small town and its often-quirky inhabitants, the waitressing job and, especially, the up-and-down relationship between Chelsea and Josh come across with such realism that readers will recognize these characters as actual people like themselves. Drawn with keen emotional insight, this lovely little novel comes as a warm breeze in the current storm of paranormal romantic fiction. It's just good writing, and good writing always works. (Romance. 12 & up) Copyright Kirkus 2013 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2013 August
Gr 7-10âA story about families, hope, change, and growth. Every summer, Chelsea and her family leave LA for Bluepointe, a charming little town along Lake Michigan, to visit her grandmother. But this year is different, as Granly died recently. As the family settles into her cottage without her, they all try to come to terms with their loss, participating in old traditions and making new ones. However, moving on is only part of what this story is really about. Having destroyed her e-reader, Chelsea makes her way into a new bookstore and meets Josh. He seems perfect-cute, clean cut, and a genuinely nice guy, not to mention that he seems interested in her as well. As the teens get to know one another over the summer, they become inseparable. At season's end, Chelsea reflects, "Josh was my first love. Even if I never saw him again, that-heâwould always be a part of me." Chelsea's family members are very supportive of one another, and readers can almost feel their love for one another radiating off the pages in this book. This is a perfect choice that leaves readers feeling happy and hopeful.âJesten Ray, Seattle Public Library, WA
[Page 96]. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - Voice of Youth Advocates Reviews : VOYA Reviews 2013 June
Young love never goes out of style, and summer romances have the same staying power. Here is one that is quite forgettable, but teens will eat it up anyway. Fifteen-year-old Chelsea is spending the summer at the lake with her family after the death of her beloved grandmother. Her older sisters and best friend have experience with crushes and love, but Chelsea is not even thinking about boys. She is more interested in books and texting her best friend, Emma, who is away at ballet school and in love. Then she meets Josh, who works at the local bookstore, The Dog Ear, and her world is lit up like a light bulb. Josh is definitely crush-worthy, and she is shocked when he actually seems interested. They share a love of books, and the romance blossoms as quickly as June roses. But, just as quickly, the summer begins to fade, and Chelsea is left wondering if her first summer love will do the same. Fans of Dalton's Sixteenth Summer (Simon Pulse, 2011/VOYA June 2011) and the popular teen summer classic that started it all, Mareen Daly's Seventeenth Summer (Scholastic, 1942) will know exactly what they are getting. They will not be disappointed . . . or surprised.âVictoria Vogel 3Q 4P M J S Copyright 2011 Voya Reviews.