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F Blu
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Publication
Dell (1999), 416 pages
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Fiction. Literature. Romance. HTML:#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the summer of 1977, Victoria Leonard�s world changes forever when Caitlin Somers chooses her as a friend. Dazzling, reckless Caitlin welcomes Vix into the heart of her sprawling, eccentric family, opening doors to a world of unimaginable privilege, sweeping her away to vacations on Martha�s Vineyard, an enchanting place where the two friends become �summer sisters.� Now, years later, Vix is working in New York City. Caitlin is getting married on the Vineyard. And the early magic of their long, complicated friendship has faded. But Caitlin begs Vix to come to her wedding, to be her maid of honor. And Vix knows that she will go�because she wants to understand what happened during that last shattering summer. And, after all these years, she needs to know why her best friend�her summer sister�still has the power to break her heart. Praise for Summer Sisters �Compulsively readable . . . [Blume�s] powers are prodigious.��The New York Times Book Review �As warm as a summer breeze blowing through your hair, as nostalgic as James Taylor singing �How Sweet It Is.� You remember. So does Judy Blume. How sweet it was.��Chicago Tribune �An exceptionally moving story that can leave the reader laughing and crying . . . sometimes at the same time . . . Blume creates a rich tapestry of characters.��The Denver Post �Blume�s characters still tend to hover after the book is set aside. . . . She catches perfectly the well-armored love between longtime female friends.��The Seattle Times.… (more)
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Library Journal
Blume leads two best friends from age 12 to 30 through first love, college, marriage, and motherhood. When Caitlin Somers invites Victoria (Vix) Weaver to her divorced dad's home on Martha's Vineyard for the summer, it's the start of a lasting friendship, as they make a pact ("Never be ordinary or
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die"), experiment with the Power between their legs, and develop crushes on older island boys. For Vix summers on the Vineyard provide an escape from family and financial concerns and an entry into a privileged surrogate family. For Caitlin, with her father remarried, Vix is both a source of unconditional love and a rival. The strength of this novel is its vivid portrait of teens in the 1980s. Interspersed viewpoints of various characters add interest and depth. Show Less
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Original publication date
1998
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LibraryThing member KPW
I read this because it was highly recommended. Sorry, but the lesbian affair was a huge turnoff. Oops, this is actually no longer in my library. I didn't want anyone else to read it, so I threw it out.
LibraryThing member kelly_m_d
First read this book when I was 13, and my best friend and I fell in love with it. We used to read it outloud to eachother over and over. It is a crazy teenage summer, everyone has one. Definately one of my most favorite Judy Bloom books.
LibraryThing member Bookmarque
This was a quick read for me – one day. Mostly because it was easy to read. Good pacing, decent dialogue. People who live on islands have always intrigued me. It’s like a private club with their own language and customs. That goes double for rich islanders, like the Somers.
LibraryThing member cindyloumn
Good book. Thought it would be a TEENIE driven book, but wasnt. Good different ending.
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LibraryThing member 41tsq5sn18
Although Blume's books are intended to be for young teenagers. I really like this one. It is about two friends and their relationship from when they were very young, to when they are both adults and married. Their friendship is strewn with obstacles and heartaches, just like anyones.
LibraryThing member hlselz
Although Blume's books are intended to be for young teenagers. I really like this one. It is about two friends and their relationship from when they were very young, to when they are both adults and married. Their friendship is strewn with obstacles and heartaches, just like anyones.
LibraryThing member mrstreme
About 50 pages into this novel, I had two thoughts: "This is Judy Blume?" and "This is JUDY BLUME!"
I was a little taken aback by the book's raunchiness, but overall, I am glad I stuck with it. I like how Blume focused most of her story on Vix while weaving in perspectives from other characters (my
I was a little taken aback by the book's raunchiness, but overall, I am glad I stuck with it. I like how Blume focused most of her story on Vix while weaving in perspectives from other characters (my
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favorite being Sharkey, whose chapters were short but poignant). Blume is a classic storyteller, and if you liked her kid literature, then give this story a try. Show Less
LibraryThing member 23eris
Wow. Best airplane book ever!
I generally don't read books whose descriptions are as lackluster as the blurb on the back, however this book came highly recommended to me by a friend, so I decided to give it a go. Blume sucked me into these girl's lives and I could hardly put it down.
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I generally don't read books whose descriptions are as lackluster as the blurb on the back, however this book came highly recommended to me by a friend, so I decided to give it a go. Blume sucked me into these girl's lives and I could hardly put it down.
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although this book is often shelved in teen areas in libraries and bookstores, I would reserve it for older and more mature teens. It does have quite a bit of sex (mostly pre-marital) and some language which might be shocking to some more conservative parents. Show Less
LibraryThing member bibliophile26
Caitlin (rich and spoiled) and Victoria (from a poor family) spend every summer with Caitlin's father (and later stepmother) on Martha's Vineyard. The book follows them from preadolescents to adulthood, with tons of drama along the way. The writing seemed very choppy at times, but the story was
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very good. Blume is one of my favorite children's authors. Show Less
LibraryThing member MsNikki
One of those summers where you muture so quickly you're a completely different person at the end of it.
LibraryThing member TerriV
One of the few best novels I've read in my life. It captivated me, and I could connect with the characters so completely. A definite must-read.
LibraryThing member Djupstrom
The author of Superfudge and Blubber does a lesbian love scene?!?!? That alone should make anyone pick this one up. After the initial shock is over, we are left with a typical coming of age story. Nothing special.
LibraryThing member edspicer
I like the realism of the book. I like how the ending was bittersweet, some people don't like when books end like that so I would only recomend the book to a realist. Q5P4 AHS/ Karissa V.
LibraryThing member magst
This novel makes the reader nostalgic. It's like visiting with a friend you haven't seen since high school. It is written with an adult reader as its audience but teen readers will enjoy it as well. Ms Blume continues to deliver excellence!
LibraryThing member oohnataliee
This is my SSR book for Q 4. I have read 317 pages. The book is basically what it sounds like. It's a story of two girls of the same age, but being completely two different, opposite people. One of the girls,Caitlin,is more of an extrovert and is known as the popular one, while the other,Victoria,
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is completely shy, timid and looked upon as the poor loser. The two girls eventually become friends and Caitlin and her family invite Victoria (or Vix) to stay the summer with them at their summer beach house. After many arguments with her mother, Victoria is able to go and the two girls spend an amazing summer together there. From that summer on, VIctoria tags along with Caitlin and her family every summer at the beach house; thus where the name Summer Sisters came. The two share some of their most remarkable memories together,from boys to college, and they become inseperable. I really enjoyed the book because I felt I could relate in a lot of the situations that the girls were put in and because I felt it was really easy to understand rather than complicated. Show Less
LibraryThing member Fluffyblue
I forgot I had read this until I saw it being promoted at a nearby local bookstore. I read a lot of Judy Blume books as an 11 year old and was really pleased that she had written a book for adults.
I really enjoyed this book, it must have been a good six or seven years since I read it but I remember
I really enjoyed this book, it must have been a good six or seven years since I read it but I remember
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that I really liked it and found it difficult to put down. Show Less
LibraryThing member Cecilturtle
A departure from her traditional youth-oriented books, a great little tale of two best friends who become estranged as adults; perfect summer read.
LibraryThing member blockbuster1994
Perfect summertime entertainment. Characters were likeable and honest. I even found myself routing for a happy ending. Fun to rediscover Judy Blume after 20 years. She still can write a very enjoyable book.
LibraryThing member ametralladoras
Loved this!! First book I've ever listened to on audiobook. Definitely got to know the characters very well. Mainly follows Vix and Caitlyn from the time they're 12 to 32-ish. The two spent summers at Martha's Vineyard, a place where Vix claimed the best and worst moments of her life happened
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their. I loved Vix and I loved to hate Caitlyn. (And of course I love Judy Blume like no other) Show Less
LibraryThing member Lam
This probably wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, but it's a favourite of mine from years ago, and is one that I've read over and over.
LibraryThing member foof2you
A good book that looks at the lives of two girls from teenagers through adulthood and the issues that these two women face. One aspect that I liked in this book was the pages where Blume lets inside the head of some of the main characters, like an aside. A very nice aspect of this book. This book
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gives insight to the fact things are not always what they seem and the grass is not necessarily always greener on the other side. Show Less
LibraryThing member alicat521
My favorite book of all times, read it every summer for ten years now.
LibraryThing member nkmunn
Laugh everytime when I see my friend who read it too. We are "[book:summer sisters]" now because we share the bond of both having read this book. reads like total over the top psycho-girl trash but with heart.
LibraryThing member vtlucania
This is said to be an adult book by Judy Blume. I am thinking it is a coming of age story that is appropraite for young adults. The basics: spoiled rich giel befriends poor girl and as a result poor kid's has a life vastly different than she or anyone else would have envisioned. Is this a bad
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thing? Not at all but it does come with a price. The book is rather tidy. There are neat realtionships, even the relationships that should cause chaos are managed without much difficulty. Would I recommend this book? Depends on the type of read the person asking is looking to read. If you are a fan of Ann Brashares' "The Last Summer (of You and Me), this is a book you would enjoy. Show Less
LibraryThing member crossm85
this was a great easy read.
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416