Seventeenth Summer
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3.8 • 11 Ratings
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
Until the summer before college, Angie Morrow didn't really date. Her mother didin't like her to go out much. But no one -- not even Angie's mother -- can resist the charm of strikingly handsome Jack Duluth. His good looks grab Angies's attention from the moment in June when Jack throws Angie a smile at McKight's drugstore. And on their first date sailing under the stars -- when Jack leans in and whispers to Angie, "You look nice with the wind in your hair," the strange new feeling s begin. Tingles, prickles, warmth: the tell-tale signs of romance. It's the beginning of an unforgettable summer for Angie, full of wonder, warmth, tears, challenge, and love.
Maureen Daly had created a love story so honest that it has withstood the test of time, winning new fans for more than six decades. Today, this classic is enjoyed by many who think of it as the quintessential love story, and as a glimpse of love in the 1940's; a refreshing alternative to modern love stories, reflecting the beauty and innocence of new love.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
College-bound Angie Morrow falls in love for the first time in the perennially popular Seventeenth Summer by Maureen Daly (1942), written while the author was still in college herself. Diary-like entries depict the trials and tribulations of adolescent amour.
Customer Reviews
Amazing!!!
Seventeenth Summer is a story of young naive love. Angie's world is captivating as she Retells the story of her seventeenth summer and her very first love. The only critique I would have for this book is that the ending is very abrupt. It seems like every other part of the book is very long and takes time to help you understand the story, and then the ending is this very metaphoric and doesn't really give the reader much satisfaction to the end of Angie and jacks romance. Actually, it doesn't give the reader any satisfaction. However, by the end, you will WANT to like it and because of that, you will. Overall, it was an amazing story.