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interesting family drama, August 2, 2006
Divorcee Kathryn informs her sixteen years old daughter Caitlin that they will spend the summer on Danbroke Island on the North Carolina Outer Banks because she feels her two children are out of control. Caitlin is outraged as she planned to sing backup with her boyfriend's band while her eleven years old brother Luke accepts a four wheel bribe from his wealthy mother.
After traveling from La Jolla, California the three Rosses reach their destination, the Pirates Lodge, owned by Bill Collins, Kathryn's high school boyfriend. Her two children realize they are across the country because their prescription crazed mother was hoping to renew an old fling. The teen makes friends with an out of place Goth Danielle, but as a hurricane approaches she fears Bill, who always leers at her when he is not "accidentally" touching her. She has no one to turn to as her mom hides behind her drug stupor, her brother continues to be the same lunatic he was on the west coast, and her dad abandoned the family last year.
LOST SUMMER is an interesting family drama starring a beleaguered female teen with no place to turn to except to a degree another isolated peer as Bill increasingly tries to take unwanted liberties with her while her mom pretends all is well. Kathryn and Luke are purposely made extreme out of control stereotypes so that their hedonistic destructive behavior negatively impacts Caitlin especially during the isolated LOST SUMMER.
Harriet Klausner
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Lost Summer by Alex McAulay, September 15, 2006
A Kid's Review
After reading Lost Summer by Alex McAulay, I was at a loss for words. This book was amazing! It captured me with its words. It kept me hanging off the edge of my seat. And some scenes were so descriptive, I actually thought I was there. The genre is teen fiction, making it perfect to read for students like me.
This book was about a 16-year-old girl named Caitlin, her deranged brother Luke, who was always getting into mischief, and her drug-addicted mother. After her dad left, her mother decides to take Caitlin and Like to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, far from their mansion in La Jolla. During a long trip, Caitlin finds out this trip was not meant for a family vacation. It was actually an attempt for her mom to rekindle a high school fling she had with Bill Collins, the owner of The Pirate's Lodge (and the only place on the island for them to stay). Meeting new friends, staying clear of Bill, and trying to occupy herself on a deserted island is all Caitlin can look forward to this summer. Until a new group of friends changes her life, dramatically.
Caitlin would have to be my favorite character. She's my favorite because she has to deal with her family, her boyfriend, and new friends on the island and she somehow makes things work. When Caitlin confided in her mother about Bill, and she refused to believe her, I couldn't believe her nonchalant reaction. I would have totally lost if my mother didn't listen, but she kept it together.
Having read Lost Summer, I have a new perspective about the importance of family. I would recommend this book to teenaged girls who enjoy dramas and horrors. But my strongest reason for recommending this book, is that after you have read it you will have a better understanding of how to make the most of a bad situation.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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loved it!, August 17, 2006
i picked this book up because i fell in love with mcaulays 1st book Bad Girls two years ago. Lost Summer exceeded my expectations! The characters are very realistic (trust me, I live in San Diego, I know all about the spoiled rich kids here b/c i am one (La Jolla is a small township in san diego) Luke is a perfect replica of what can happen to unsupervised, neglected rich kids out here! or probably anywhere!)
this book was also very informative about the Outer Banks region in North Carolina. I believe the island they stay on is modeled after Ocracoke but i could be wrong. I do want to visit the OBX one day and when I do I'll definitely bring this book along to re-read!
what is the book about? bascially caitlin's mom is a refugee from the valley of the dolls, shes so cracked out on perscription pills shes lost complete touch with reality. apparently she gets in touch with an old b/f from high school and decides to drag 16 year old caitlin and 11 year old luke cross country to the outer banks in North Carolina which are a set of islands. theyre not like the hamptons or the caribbean, theyre barely populated! the biggest one has maybe 1000 people in it total! they dont even have a movie theater. it's really horrifying for someone who is used to the luxuries a city has to offer (i mean they dont even have a starbucks!!!) and worst of all you can only get to the island by ferry or helicopter or you are trapped! oh... and did i mention hurricane season??? (for contrast just imagine la jolla as laguna beach but wealthier, way more cosmopolitan and way more stuff to do)
so yeah, caitlin and luke are miserable. but ill leave it there, you find out for yourself what happens next!!!
one thing that bugs me though... why were the filipinos speaking SPANISH? they should be speaking Tagalog.
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