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Summer #5
Sand, Surf, and Secrets
Summer of endless love?
Summer Smith can't wait to get back to the white-hot beaches and brilliant sunshine of the Florida Keys. Even though Seth Warner, her boyfriend, isn't returning to Crab Claw Key, Summer knows she won't be lonely. They'll both be thinking only of each other...especially now that they're engaged!
But Summer isn't prepared to run into Austin Reed, the sensitive, gorgeous guy who stole her heart over spring break. Is Seth's ring enough to keep her from Austin's arms?
One girl. Two guys. Three hearts on fire.
Summer Smith can't wait to get back to the white-hot beaches and brilliant sunshine of the Florida Keys. Even though Seth Warner, her boyfriend, isn't returning to Crab Claw Key, Summer knows she won't be lonely. They'll both be thinking only of each other...especially now that they're engaged!
But Summer isn't prepared to run into Austin Reed, the sensitive, gorgeous guy who stole her heart over spring break. Is Seth's ring enough to keep her from Austin's arms?
One girl. Two guys. Three hearts on fire.
224 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1996
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About the author
Katherine Applegate
266 books6,124 followers#1 New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate has written many books for young readers, including THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal.
Katherine’s picture books include THE BUFFALO STORM, illustrated by Jan Ormerod (Clarion Books); THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF IVAN, THE SHOPPING MALL GORILLA, illustrated by G. Brian Karas (Clarion Books); SOMETIMES YOU FLY, illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt (Clarion Books); and ODDER: AN OTTER’S STORY, illustrated by Charles Santoso (Feiwel & Friends).
She’s written or co-written three early chapter series for young readers: ROSCOE RILEY RULES, a seven-book series illustrated by Brian Biggs (HarperCollins); DOGGO AND PUPPER, a three-book series illustrated by Charlie Alder (Feiwel & Friends). With Gennifer Choldenko, she co-authored DOGTOWN and MOUSE AND HIS DOG, illustrated by Wallace West (Feiwel & Friends).
Books for middle-grade readers include HOME OF THE BRAVE (Feiwel & Friends); THE ONE AND ONLY series, illustrated by Patricia Castelao, including THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, THE ONE AND ONLY BOB, THE ONE AND ONLY RUBY, and THE ONE AND ONLY FAMILY (HarperCollins); the ENDLING trilogy (HarperCollins); CRENSHAW (Feiwel & Friends); WISHTREE (Feiwel & Friends); WILLODEEN (Feiwel & Friends); ODDER (Feiwel & Friends); and the forthcoming POCKET BEAR (Feiwel & Friends).
With her husband, Michael Grant, Katherine co-wrote ANIMORPHS, a long-running series that has sold over 35 million books worldwide. They also wrote two other series, REMNANTS and EVERWORLD, and a young adult novel, EVE AND ADAM (Feiwel & Friends.)
Katherine’s work has been translated into dozens of languages, and her books have won accolades including the Christopher Medal, the Golden Kite Award, the Bank Street Josette Frank Award, the California Book Award Gold Medal, the Crystal Kite Award, the Green Earth Book Honor Award, the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award, and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award. Many of her works have appeared on state master lists, Best of the Year lists, and Publishers Weekly, USA Today, and New York Times bestseller lists.
Katherine lives in Nevada with her husband and assorted pets. She is represented by Elena Giovinazzo at Heirloom Literary and Mary Pender at WME.
Katherine’s picture books include THE BUFFALO STORM, illustrated by Jan Ormerod (Clarion Books); THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF IVAN, THE SHOPPING MALL GORILLA, illustrated by G. Brian Karas (Clarion Books); SOMETIMES YOU FLY, illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt (Clarion Books); and ODDER: AN OTTER’S STORY, illustrated by Charles Santoso (Feiwel & Friends).
She’s written or co-written three early chapter series for young readers: ROSCOE RILEY RULES, a seven-book series illustrated by Brian Biggs (HarperCollins); DOGGO AND PUPPER, a three-book series illustrated by Charlie Alder (Feiwel & Friends). With Gennifer Choldenko, she co-authored DOGTOWN and MOUSE AND HIS DOG, illustrated by Wallace West (Feiwel & Friends).
Books for middle-grade readers include HOME OF THE BRAVE (Feiwel & Friends); THE ONE AND ONLY series, illustrated by Patricia Castelao, including THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, THE ONE AND ONLY BOB, THE ONE AND ONLY RUBY, and THE ONE AND ONLY FAMILY (HarperCollins); the ENDLING trilogy (HarperCollins); CRENSHAW (Feiwel & Friends); WISHTREE (Feiwel & Friends); WILLODEEN (Feiwel & Friends); ODDER (Feiwel & Friends); and the forthcoming POCKET BEAR (Feiwel & Friends).
With her husband, Michael Grant, Katherine co-wrote ANIMORPHS, a long-running series that has sold over 35 million books worldwide. They also wrote two other series, REMNANTS and EVERWORLD, and a young adult novel, EVE AND ADAM (Feiwel & Friends.)
Katherine’s work has been translated into dozens of languages, and her books have won accolades including the Christopher Medal, the Golden Kite Award, the Bank Street Josette Frank Award, the California Book Award Gold Medal, the Crystal Kite Award, the Green Earth Book Honor Award, the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award, and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award. Many of her works have appeared on state master lists, Best of the Year lists, and Publishers Weekly, USA Today, and New York Times bestseller lists.
Katherine lives in Nevada with her husband and assorted pets. She is represented by Elena Giovinazzo at Heirloom Literary and Mary Pender at WME.
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May 5, 2009
I read this when I was a teenager. One of my all-time favorite series.
June 26, 2024
This is a horrible series filled with horrible characters. Everyone just cheats and manipulates each other. Even the characters I’ve liked in the past are starting to become worse. Summer still a horrible cheating gross person, the type that justifies what they do behind peoples backs. Seth a hypocrite who can’t admit it. Diana somehow even worse than Summer a backstabbing skanky person who uses other emotions to her advantage. Austin who obviously manipulates Summer, which she’s so dumb it’s very easy to do, but is also a liar and again Summer hears the lie but doesn’t understand and Austin talks his way out of it. Marquez my favorite character now obviously anorexic and super unhealthy, but unfortunately everyone else is super self absorbed that they dismiss it pretty much all the time. And lastly Diver who’s pretty much absent in this book aside from the few scenes in the apartment that really have no worth to the book. Also in no past book was Marquez described as overweight so now all of a sudden that was a character description is weird. I really dislike this series. I’m basically going to hate read the last three. Ugh save me now.
June 5, 2021
Filler.
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