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Bezig met laden... The Summersdoor Iva-Marie Palmer
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For Kate Sommers, there's nothing that compares to summer at her family's beach house on Cape Cod: the ocean breezes, the clam bakes, the boys. She and her three sisters seemed to have all their "firsts" over those long months--first job, first party, first crush. Kate's first crush is her only crush--Ryan Landry, the boy next door, and her older sister Eliza's on-again, off-again summer fling.But it's been three years since Kate and her sisters have spent a summer in Cape Cod. When their mom died, no one could imagine going back without her. Now eighteen, the whole Sommers family is headed to the Cape for Eliza's wedding and Kate must find the strength to be there for her family.When Kate spots Ryan, she realizes how much has changed since he last set eyes on her. She isn't the gawky fifteen-year-old that she once was, and this could be the summer that Ryan finally takes notice. Eliza says she's moved on, but Kate knows better than anyone that Ryan Landry isn't the kind of guy you give up without a fight... Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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When Kate, Eliza and their two younger sisters arrive, they realize just how hard coming back is, so much so that they have a very difficult time getting through the door. Kate hopes that things will be different in one really good and important way. She's had a crush on next door neighbor Ryan Landry for years, despite the fact that he and Eliza were a summer item every time the Sommers family came to the cape. With Eliza getting married, Kate hopes that she can spark something between her and Ryan.
The moment they see each other, she feels the electricity. It seems that Ryan has as well. Unfortunately, Kate's still intimidated by the ghost of Eliza's annual thing with Ryan and she lets it get to her so badly that she acts like an idiot, not once, but several times. Frankly, her behavior was at times borderline annoying as a result.
However, as the wedding approaches and Kate starts realizing that Ryan is a lot more than a summer fling, you begin to see all the ways that each family member has gotten stuck in the grieving process. Kate's too self-absorbed, Eliza too controlling and Dad is too lost and detached. They're a hurting unit that is out of touch with the intensity of pain caused by Mom's death.
It takes a blow-up between Kate and Eliza as well as some serious soul searching on everyone's part for that elusive light to appear at the end of the tunnel.
While not a perfect read, this was enjoyable and will offer something to teens who are struggling with loss or who are at the beginning of figuring out their first real relationship. There are several sex scenes in the book, but they shouldn't be a deal breaker in terms of adding this to a school or public library. ( )