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Tourist Trap

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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.

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.

"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.

I have nothing against this book nor its author, but I felt at times the book was very cliche. The idea was there, and the writing style was superb, but the plot just didn't cut it for me. Overall, the book was good, it just didn't blow me away.
If you're looking for a good, deep book, I wouldn't recommend it. If you're looking for something light or a good book to read by the pool, you should definitely give it a chance.

When I first started reading "Tourist Trap", I just couldn't get into it! After reading the first few chapters, I was convinced it was a cliche book of "Girl meets boy, girl hates boy, girl learns to like boy, girl and boy fall in love, etc". But after I got past the first few chapters, I was hooked on this book! It was full of surprises. Not only did it make me laugh out loud, but parts even made me want to cry. I identified with the main character Cassie in so many ways, it was crazy. I absolutely LOVED this book, and would recommend it. :)

Such a great book!!!! It was unbelievably good! It was the best read of the summer so far. I have read about 10 books published by AVON and this one- so far - is by far the best. Keeps you on your toes. If you are a reader who wants a fast interesting read. This is for you!!!!! ; ) It's FABULOUS!!!

OMG IT IS SOOOOO CUTE!! I LOVE THESE TYPES OF BOOKS AND THIS ONE I FINISHED IN ONE NIGHT!! I JUST HAD TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. AAHHH ITS JUST SO DANG ADORABLE!! I WANT JARED KENT AS A BF!! OH I GUESS I SHOULD GIVE THE STORYLINE SINCE ITS NOT ON HERE. OK SO CASSIE GRACE IS AN ONLY CHILD, SHE LIVES IN LOGAN LAKE (COUNTY) SMALL-TOWN OUTSIDE OF MANHATTAN. THE KENTS ARE LOCAL GOSSIP BC THEY ARE LIKE THE RICHEST OUT OF TOWNERS (CALLED INVADERS). THEY COME TO TOWN ONE SUMMER AND CASSIE IS HORSE BACK RIDING ON THEIR PROPERTY, GUESS WHO SHE MEETS? JARED KENT. HOT JARED KENT. YOU CAN FIGURE OUT THE REST. U HAD BETTER BUY THIS BOOK!!

Tourist Trap is one of the best books I have ever read. It got me into the teen romance books like Tropical Kiss, Love on the Lifts etc. Tourist Trap is about a girl named Cassandra Grace who lives in a small town. The Kents, who everybody knows of in the town, come back. This was their first time back in years. Jared Kent(the son) meets Cassandra.
This is all I am going to tell you. You will love this book!!!

I just finished reading this book a few minutes ago actually..and I have to say it was sooo good i couldn't put it down. I started it today and I finished it today. It's a really easy book to read and I could totally relate to the main character Cassie. The beginning was a little boring for me, but once you get past that it's amazing until the end. I definitely would recommend it!

I am 13 and have read many books. This has to be one of my favorite non-series books that I have ever read. Its hard to hard to explain why this book is so good, but it is. It looks long, but it only took me three days to finish. I highly suggest reading this book!!!!!!!