Tourist Trap [Paperback]

Emma Harrison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 23, 2006

Entry name: Cassandra Grace
Event: Horseback riding (jumping)
Animal name: Lola (best horse in the world!)
Fee enclosed: Um, almost . . .

See, the thing is, I almost have enough money, I have tons of riding students who pay me, but there's this guy, and every time he calls I have to see him, so I've kind of been skipping work lately . . . but I'll have the fee soon, I promise!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 14 and up
  
• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: HarperTeen (May 23, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060847352
• ISBN-13: 978-0060847357
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #883,137 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, December 26, 2006

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This review is from: Tourist Trap (Paperback)

Cassandra Grace and her best friends, twins Donna and Derek Policastro, have lived in Lake Logan, a tiny town in upstate New York, for their whole lives, and they're looking forward to spending their last summer before college together--swimming at the lake, riding horses, and hanging out the Regency Theater, the old, run-down theater Donna and Derek's parents own. Cassie is also going to be busy working, giving horseback riding lessons at her parents' farm to the kids of the rich vacationers who spend the summers at Lake Logan, commonly known by the year-round locals as invaders. Cassie needs to make enough money for the entry fee of the jumper competition she plans to win with her horse, Lola, and she's determined that nothing is going to stop her from making that money and winning the competition.

Then Jared Kent shows up, son of the most infamous invader family (this is their first time back at Lake Logan in twenty years), and suddenly Cassie finds herself very distracted. She's skipping work and hang-out sessions with her friends in order to spend time with Jared, and she's definitely not making the money she needs. On top of that, Jared's father has made a proposition to the Lake Logan locals, one that has the whole town in an uproar and Cassie wondering whether she's making the right choice by being with Jared.

A story of first love, life changes, and just plain fitting in, TOURIST TRAP is a fun, light read, and teenagers, especially those getting ready to go off to college, will definitely be able to relate.

Reviewed by: Andie Z.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tourist Trap, July 29, 2006

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This review is from: Tourist Trap (Paperback)

Cassandra Grace is giving riding lessons to raise money for her entry fee of the horse jumping competition. But when Jared Kent shows up, she not only blows off her lessons, but also her chores and friends. He's different from all the guys in town and although she knows he's going to leave at the end of summer she cant help falling for him.
This book is a really easy read, perfect for summer.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining, June 6, 2010

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This review is from: Tourist Trap (Paperback)

"Tourist Trap" is the second book by Emma Harrison that I read and it's just as lovely as "The Best Girl ".

Cassandra Grace is excited to start college. In the summer before she attends University of Vermont she plans to work hard to earn the fee to enter a jumping contest. Winning the contest would bring her some money for college, so earning the fee is her priority. But when she meets rich college boy Jared from New York things change. Jared spends the summer with his parents in Cassandra's hometown and from their first meeting he and Cassandra are drawn to each other. For the first time in her life Cassandra wants to make her own decisions and even fights with her parents about Jared. She doesn't care about his money or her parent's prejudices and soon falls in love with his great personality.
The question is: Will she be able to earn the money to enter the jumping contest AND get the boy?

"Tourist Trap" is just the right book when you are in need for some fun and a lovely, cute story. Right from the start I enjoyed the storyline and meeting the characters a lot. It's easy to get into the book and I finished it in one sitting because I just couldn't stop reading.
Cassandra is a shy and very sweet person. She has trouble to stand up for herself but with Jared's help she works on it. At first glance Jared seems to be a bit arrogant but he is a pretty cool and nice guy who really cares for Cassandra. I loved all the scenes when he helped her to get more confident. The other characters in the book like Cassandra's friends and her parents are also great. Especially her parents needed to realize that their daughter is no longer a little girl and that she has the right to make her own decisions.

All in all I really enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it to anyone in search for a cute and lovely young adult novel.