Hawthorne, Rachel. Island Girls (and Boys).HAWTHORNE, Rachel. Island girls (and boys). HarperCollins, Avon. 313p. c2005. 0-06075546-6. $5.99. JS Best friends Jen, Amy, and Chelsea spend the summer before their first year of college working and living on an island off Texas. Jen, the obsessive ob·ses·sive adj. Of, characteristic of, or causing an obsession. ob·ses  sive n. planner, thinks she has the summer all plotted out, from house rules to chores to a budget. She's thrown for a major loop when living on their own turns out to be much more complex and unpredictable than she could have guessed. Chelsea's boyfriend moves in, Jen falls hard for the mysterious Dylan, and Amy moves through a rotating ro·tate v. ro·tat·ed, ro·tat·ing, ro·tates v.intr. 1. To turn around on an axis or center. 2. cast of boys while trying to find romance. Throw in some stray Stray (1) Not a member of the participating party in the trade at hand; (2) not a meaningful indication of a customer's desire to take a sizable position or be involved in a stock. pets, some big parties, and lots of communication problems and it makes for one unforgettable summer. What was supposed to be the girls' last summer together, the summer of "us," turns into one ruled by boys and hormones. The content is fairly clean and wholesome whole·some adj. whole·som·er, whole·som·est 1. Conducive to sound health or well-being; salutary: simple, wholesome food; a wholesome climate. 2. given that the girls are 18 and without any adult supervision. Uneven characterization A rather long and fancy word for analyzing a system or process and measuring its "characteristics." For example, a Web characterization would yield the number of current sites on the Web, types of sites, annual growth, etc. weakens the story. This is light fare with little depth and almost no plot. Despite the predictable turns the story takes, it's still a quick, fun read that will likely appeal to a wide audience of teenage girls hungry for this type of book. Amanda MacGregor, Libn., St. Peter P.L., St Peter, MN |
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