Nantucket Blue - Softcover

Howland, Leila

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1423161394 ISBN 13: 9781423161394

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2014

Synopsis

For Cricket Thompson, a summer like this one will change everything. A summer spent on Nantucket with her best friend, Jules Clayton, and the indomitable Clayton family. A summer when she'll make the almost unattainable Jay Logan hers. A summer to surpass all dreams.

Some of this turns out to be true. Some of it doesn't.

When Jules and her family suffer a devastating tragedy that forces the girls apart, Jules becomes a stranger whom Cricket wonders whether she ever really knew. And instead of lying on the beach working on her caramel-colored tan, Cricket is making beds and cleaning bathrooms to support herself in paradise for the summer.

But it's the things Cricket hadn't counted on--most of all, falling hard for someone who should be completely off-limits--that turn her dreams into an exhilarating, bittersweet reality.

A beautiful future is within her grasp, and Cricket must find the grace to embrace it. If she does, her life could be the perfect shade of Nantucket blue.

About this title

About the Author:

A graduate of Georgetown University, Leila Howland (leilasnotebook.tumblr.com) spent five years acting in New York in everything from an MTV public service announcement for safe sex to a John Guare play at Lincoln Center and was a proud company member of the award-winning Flea Theater in Tribeca. Currently, she teaches high school English and English as a second language in downtown Los Angeles and occasionally moonlights as an extra on the Young and the Restless. Nantucket Blue is her first novel.

Review:

"A rich, satisfying novel." "Providence Journal""

"[Howland] evokes the Nantucket setting vividly . . . when it comes to indulgent beach reading, sometimes it's more fun to get pushed over by a wave than to stay safely on your towel."--The New York Times

"Sand, secrets, Nantucket Reds, and romance. A fresh, feel-good debut."--Boston Globe

*"Readers should feel empowered by Cricket's efforts to grow up into a strong, honest, and emotionally intelligent young woman, even as they are enchanted by the romantic and exclusive island setting. This is a natural beach read, but will easily win Howland year-round fans, too."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Fans of Sarah Dessen will find much to like here, as the charm of this summery yarn lies in Cricket's open appeal. Readers will root for her as she falls down, takes her lumps, and moves forward to her final year in high school, always remembering what she learned under the Nantucket sun."--Library Journal

"Just like the moonlit shores of the island where it is set, Nantucket Blue casts a spell that will make you hope the summer never ends."--Elin Hilderbrand, author of Beautiful Day

"Utterly romantic and fun. I didn't want Nantucket Blue to end."--New York Times best-selling author Jenny Han

"A rich, satisfying novel."--Providence Journal

"Several elements in this novel make it a little more than just another summer romance. Cricket's struggle to define herself apart from Jules, her decision to follow her heart, and her realization that she can rise above her parents' divorce make this a story that many teens will find absorbing."--VOYA

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1423161394
• ISBN 13: 9781423161394
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320