September Girls
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- €4.49
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- €4.49
Publisher Description
September Girls is a stunning coming-of-age novel about first loves, oblivious parents, sibling rivalries—and mermaids. This imaginative and painfully honest book garnered five starred reviews, including one from ALA Booklist that proclaimed it "a rare and lovely novel, deserving of attention from discriminating readers."
Whisked away by his father to an unusual beach town in the Outer Banks, Sam finds himself having the summer vacation most guys dream of. He's surrounded by beautiful blonde girls, and, better yet, they all seem inexplicably attracted to him. But there's definitely something strange about the Girls. They only wear flats because heels make their feet bleed. They never go swimming in the water. And they all want something from him.
Sam falls for one of the Girls, DeeDee, and begins an unexpected summer romance. But as they get closer, she pulls away without explanation. Sam knows that if he is going to win her back, he'll have to learn the Girls' secret.
Bennett Madison, critically acclaimed author of The Blonde of the Joke, brings a mix of lyrical writing, psychologically complex characters, and sardonic humor to this young adult novel. September Girls is perfect for fans of the irreverent wit of Ned Vizzini and the seductive magic of fairy tales retold.
What terrifying secret binds the September Girls to the sea?
Mermaid Mythology Retold: They’re beautiful, they’re everywhere, and they’re all drawn to Sam. But these are not the mermaids from storybooks—they never swim, and they have a secret that runs deeper than the ocean.A Dark Summer Romance: Sam falls hard for DeeDee, but their connection is as dangerous as it is magnetic. The closer he gets, the more she pulls away, guarding a truth he might not be able to handle.Sardonic Coming of Age: A raw, lyrical, and painfully funny story about a boy trying to figure out manhood in the shadow of a mother who left, a father who’s checked out, and a brother who’s both rival and ally.An Atmospheric Beach Town Mystery: Set in the misty, strange landscape of the Outer Banks, where a town’s supernatural secret is kept by a sisterhood of girls who are more than they appear.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When 17-year-old Sam accompanies his older brother and increasingly distracted father to a washed-out beach town for the summer, after his mother inexplicably bails on the family, he expects to spend long hours watching The Price Is Right. What he doesn't expect are legions of gorgeous, though somehow strange blonde "Girls" (as Sam thinks of them) all eyeing him like he's, well, special. After Sam meets and feels an instant connection with one of the Girls, DeeDee, the summer takes a crazy turn. Madison gives Sam's voice the perfect blend of sardonic sharpness and teenage uncertainty. Though the story abounds with lustful groping, alcohol-drenched parties, and profane guy-talk, moments of insight sneak up, too, like when Sam realizes that he loves his mother despite her wanderings or that his brother, though not pedestal-worthy, is an okay guy. Madison maintains the same hazy, syrupy languidness that distinguished The Blonde of the Joke, giving summer days at the shore the same sort of mythological heft the fluorescent American mall possessed in his previous book. A surprising story of a kid finding love and himself, when he wasn't looking for either. Ages 14 up.
