Clique Summer Collection #2: Dylan [Hardcover]

Lisi Harrison (Creator)

Book Description

Series: Clique Summer | Publication Date: May 6, 2008

Game, Set, Match... Dylan? When Dylan and her mom arrive in Maui for the Aloha Open, Dylan couldn't give two milkshakes about Merri-Lee's big interview with Svetlana Slootskya a.k.a. Tennis the Menace-Dylan's going to be too busy getting trim, toned, and totally hawt for the start of eighth grade. But when she meets tennis-obsessed Johnny, Dylan realizes she's got something to learn from Svetlana if she wants to catch his eye. Will it be doubles for Dylan? Or will Svetlana ruin her game?

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About the Author

Lisi Harrison was the Senior Director of Production Development at MTV, Music Television.

Lisi recently moved from New York City to Laguna Beach, California, and is currently working on her ninth Clique novel, Bratfest at Tiffany's, coming in March 2008.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Poppy (May 6, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316027499
• ISBN-13: 978-0316027496
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,391,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A delicious guilty pleasure, July 24, 2008

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This review is from: Dylan (The Clique Summer Collection #2) (Paperback)

Pretty Committee member Dylan Marvil accompanies her TV-host mother on a private jet to an extravagant spa and tennis club in Hawaii in hopes of making a fresh start. She wants to put the heartache of being dumped behind her, relax in the spa, lounge on the beach and feast on rich tropical desserts --- while her mom is busy preparing for the "interview of the season" with hot-tempered tennis superstar and bad-girl Svetlana Slootskyia.

After checking in to the luxurious resort, Dylan and her mother head for the resort's boutique to "go native" and pick out some new clothes to wear at the Aloha Open VIP Party. Dylan --- who favors dark colors, especially black, to flatter her size-four (make that size-six) figure --- is not pleased with the wardrobe selection. She tells her mom she feels like she's been dropped into a "floral-scented snow globe" because everything there is white, which is the customary color for anyone attending the tennis events.

While looking for an appropriate outfit, Dylan melts at the sight of tanned and handsome J.T. Daley, whose father owns the resort. When she actually meets him, Dylan can barely control her burping. J.T. is a tennis-obsessed "hawtie" who is immediately impressed when he finds out that Dylan's mom is going to be interviewing Svetlana.

At the VIP party, to impress J.T. even more, Dylan tells him she also loves tennis, which is about as true as her being a size four and not having a burping problem. After hearing this, J.T. invites her to his family's box seats at a tennis match that will be held three days later.

Dylan quickly realizes she has to learn how to master the game of tennis in three days, or J.T. will know she's lying. She tries to come up with a plan to get the hot-tempered Svetlana to teach her to play tennis well enough to impress J.T. Can Dylan convince Svetlana to help her become an ace, or will her quest to win over J.T. end up out of bounds?

DYLAN is the second of five books that shine a spotlight on the summers of the Pretty Committee members. It is a breezy and light-hearted novel with an important message about knowing ourselves and being comfortable with who we are.

--- Reviewed by Donna Volkenannt

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Didn't flow as well as the first Massie book, but still a great summer read., May 31, 2008

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This review is from: Dylan (The Clique Summer Collection #2) (Paperback)

I enjoyed this book a lot. Dylan goes to Hawaii with her Mom, the talk-show host, to interview a famous tennis star and cover a tennis tournament.

Almost immediately, Dylan meets a hot guy who seems more obsessed with tennis than with girls - and Dylan sets out to rearrange his priorities.

When the bratty tennis star loses her temper at Dylan, after pledging on her Mom's show that she has changed her ways through anger-management sessions (!), Dylan blackmails her into helping Dylan get the guy.

The characters were a bit overdone and hard to believe, but it was still an enjoyable read - just harder to really fall into.

It was nice to get some insights into Dylan's character - unfortunately, there wasn't a whole lot that was truly compelling about her. She is a bit insecure and worries about her weight (at size six), and didn't really seem into much of anything beyond boys and fashion- but even those interests were more superficial than Massie's, for example.

Bottom line: good beach read, but don't bother if you aren't already a fan. (I liked Massie's a lot better!)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed it!, May 12, 2008

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This review is from: Dylan (The Clique Summer Collection #2) (Paperback)

After reading Massie's summer book, I expected Dylan's to be a bit boring. However, I was pleasantly suprised! I loved Dylan's point of view and her sense of humor, and the storyline is good and unpredictable. I actually enjoyed it more than Massie's book! The only problem is that some parts of the story move a little too fast, but other than that it was ah-mazing!