That Summer
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ebook
تاریخ انتشار
2004
Lexile Score
1020
Reading Level
4
ATOS
5.8
Interest Level
9-12(UG)
نویسنده
Sarah Dessenشابک
9781101042274
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نقد و بررسی
evharte - After I finished That Summer, I said, "Did I miss something here?" This book would be pretty good, but it doesn't seem to have much of a plot. I mean, the characters were great, but there was no problem! The days sort of just counted down until Haven's (the main character) sister got married. I just found the book very uninteresting because there was no conflict or other reason to keep reading. At one point, when Haven reconnected with her sister's old boyfriend, I thought, 'we might have something her.' But no. The writing was great, though, and I look forward to reading other books by Sarah Dessen (and hope they are better).
Starred review from October 2, 1996
At five-foot-eleven ("and counting"), Haven is "all bony elbows and acute angles, like a jigsaw puzzle piece that can only go in the middle, waiting for the others to fit around it to make it whole." But it is not just a sudden growth spurt that prevents the 15-year-old from fitting into the comfortable grooves of her "old" life; her family is also changing at an alarming rate. Her sports-anchor father divorces his wife for Channel 5's "Weather Pet." Her jilted mother joins a set of aging, Barry-Manilow-listening, swinging singles and Haven's once plucky sister, Ashley, seems to wilt on the arm of her all-too-boring fiance. Amidst the flurry of preparations for her father's second marriage and her sister's wedding, Haven finds a connecting link to her more serene past when one of Ashley's former boyfriends appears on the scene. First-time author Dessen adds a fresh twist to a traditional sister-of-the-bride story with her keenly observant narrative full of witty ironies. Her combination of unforgettable characters and unexpected events generates hilarity as well as warmth. Ages 12-up.
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