Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler describes the life of the teenager Anna, who has been crushing on her best friend's brother, Matt, who she has known throughout her whole childhood. Unexpectedly, he starts giving her signs that he is also crushing on her, and she soon finds out that he is in love with her, too. What can stop two people who love each other from being together, right? Wrong. What will her best friend, Frankie, think of their relationship? In the long run, Frankie's approval means more than anything to Anna. If she does approve, are they going to experience the life together in which Anna had in mind? As so many thoughts are scrambling through Anna's mind, suddenly everything came down to a crash. Now what will she do when she has the perfect opportunity to meet new boys and find a whole new life? Will she be able to find a spot for Matt deep in her heart, but also meet someone new without forgetting him?
I would recommend Twenty Boy Summer to anyone who can relate to relationships now working out, or someone who can connect to making a strong commitment to something or someone, and it all falls apart in the end. Anna has waited for what seemed like forever to finally be with Matt, and when she gets her chance, she didn't even get to share the news with anybody before she even gets to spend time with him. After it happened, she doesn't know what to do; she thinks that if she moves on, she would be unfaithful to him. This book would also be more entertaining for girls, since it is from a girl's perspective about learning to take new opportunities and not letting the past get in the way of her future. ~Dana P. (per. 4)
One book that was a memorable book to me was Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah
Ockler. This book is about two girls who have been best friends their entire
lives. When the two girls go to California for summer vacation, Frankie decides
they should find Anna her first boyfriend by meeting one boy every day. What
Frankie doesn’t know is that Anna has already had the perfect summer romance.
It happened with Frankie’s brother Matt, who died in an accident the year
before. Anna’s romance dies with him, but her secret lives on. They meet new
boys and have flings with them. But when Anna gets serious with one of them,
things start to change. Frankie doesn’t know about Anna and Matt’s relationship
and Anna tries to keep it this way. However, things don’t always go as planned.
This is a great book for people
who love romance and summer fun. The story line is very creative and you will
want to keep reading. The reader will find out many mysterious things about
Anna and Matt’s relationship and everything in between.
–Josette Rogers (4)
This sounds a really great book. Am so curious of knowing what will happen to the friendship and what will Anna prefer.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds like a really fun read. I can't wait to find out what happens to Anna and what she chooses in the end.
ReplyDelete-Valerie G. Period 7/8
Yay! This sounds really good! There's nothing better than reading about romance and friendship in the lazy, relaxed days of summer. This reminds me of a book I can't remember at the moment, when the main character and her friend's brother are in love and sneak out together. The plot sounds really interesting.
ReplyDelete-Vanessa Vilas
period 7/8
I would definately enjoy reading this book! If I were Anna, I would be so scared to tell my best friend that I went out with her brother. I would love to see how she handles this pressure and if their friendship will last once her secret gets out!
ReplyDelete-Katie Mackie (Period 3)
I usually don't read girly-relationship books like these, but this one actually sounds like something I'd be interested in. I need to change up the genres I read, so maybe I'll read this during the summer!
ReplyDelete-Kaitlyn Hill Period 4