Showing posts with label romance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label romance. Show all posts

Monday, July 27, 2009

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen


Auden decides to spend the summer with her father and new stepmother, Heidi, at the beach. They have just had a new baby, Thisbe, who is very fussy. Auden has always lived with her mother in the world of academia. She only concentrates on her studies, books, learning, classes. She walks into a totally different world of fun, relaxation, biking, babies. She meets Eli, whose best friend was killed. Together they spend their sleepless nights making up for all of the things Auden has missed in her lifetime - food fights, parties, making friends, beer joints, riding bicycles, prom. She gets scared when things get serious with Eli and at the same time, her father and Heidi separate. With the help of her new friends, she gets things back to normal and improves the relationships with both her father and her mother. She gets back with Eli and she, Eli, and her new friend Maggie go off to college in the fall.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Double-click for Trouble by Chris Woodworth


Eddie McCall and his mom live in Chicago. His best friend Jared (Whip - he puts Miracle Whip on everything) lives in the same building. One day Jared finds a picture of a naked girl on the computer and talks Eddie into signing up for an online dating service. Eddie's mom, Linda, finds out and ships him off for vacation to Uncle Peaveys. Uncle Peavey is an old bachelor with some very strange habits. He eats standing up, out of the pan, puts newspapers on the floor so he doesn't have to sweep, and fixes lawn mowers and tractors for a living. He has no computer and lives in the little town of Sheldon, Indiana, which has a Corn Festival. Ronnie (Veronica) helps Uncle Peavey fix things and is a real tomboy. Her sister Erin works at the convenience store and is beautiful. Eddie falls for Erin, but is embarrassed around her. He finds out that the library has internet access and goes there to check out his online dating service. When he prints a picture of a topless girl, he gets into trouble and Uncle Peavey finds out. Ordella Mae (Della), Peavey's friend, brings food over for them and becomes Eddie friend. When Old Mrs. Daly dies, her family comes back to town. Erin falls for Isaac, the oldest son, and Eddie finds out who his father is - not someone he is proud of. Eddie learns that although Uncle Peavey is strange, he is a very special person and cares more for his mother and him than he realized. He and Ronnie become better friends and decide to get Uncle Peavey together with his old girlfriend - who is not who they think she is.

This is a light hearted romance that deals with first love, teen curiosity, internet safety; told from a boys point of view.