Waking Up to Boys [Paperback]

Hailey Abbott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 29, 2007

My Summer To-Do List:

Practice wakeboard front flip

Host late-night island party

Build a bonfire

Seduce Todd!!!

Chelsea's more comfortable strapped onto her wakeboard on Lake Tahoe than laced into platform espadrilles—or flirting with Todd, the adorable watersports instructor she's been crushing on for years. So instead she concentrates on winning this summer's Northwest Extreme Watersports Competition. That is, until Sebastian, a hot Brazilian tennis prodigy, wakes her up to the fact that she can get a boy. But can she get the one she really wants, even if she's competing against him for the gold?

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About the Author

Hailey Abbott grew up in Southern California, where she split her time between creative writing and creative beaching. She is the author of Getting Lost with Boys, The Secrets of Boys, The Perfect Boy, Waking Up to Boys, The Forbidden Boy, and The Other Boy well as the Summer Boys books and The Bridesmaid. Hailey now lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 14 and up
  
• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: HarperTeen (May 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060824352
• ISBN-13: 978-0060824358
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #593,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #31 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Teens > School & Sports > Girls in Sports
  • #65 in Books > Teens > Sports & Hobbies > Girls in Sports

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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, July 31, 2007

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TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Waking Up to Boys (Paperback)

Chelsea is a wakeboarding lover!

Her parents own a resort that is right on Lake Tahoe and she is in love with the wakeboarding instructor, Todd. He was the one who taught Chelsea her passion at age fourteen, and now she is better than he is at his own sport! And now they are competing against each other at the Northwest Extreme Watersports Competition that is going to be held in the resort's part of the lake!

But, over the summer, she meets a guy that likes her, so they begin going out, but she quickly realizes that the sparks just aren't there. But Sebastian, her boyfriend, makes her realize something important -- that she can make a guy like her.

Will Chelsea be able to beat her crush at his own sport? Will the sparks ever fly between Sebastian and Chelsea? Will Todd ever think of Chelsea as more than a fierce competitor?

Read this fun summer novel to find out! After reading WAKING UP TO BOYS, I even wanted to learn to wakeboard myself!

Reviewed by: Taylor Rector

13 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars the cover says it all, August 25, 2007

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Arienette Cervantes - See all my reviews

This review is from: Waking Up to Boys (Paperback)

This is a really great book to buy for your daughter if you also plan to buy her thongs and a brazillian wax for her birthday. My sister read this book and loved it, which made me sad. The girl on the cover doesn't have a head. Its her body that matters and after flipping through the book I learned that the other, more important things that matter in life are cute popular boys. I highly recommend this book to anyone who considers herself an object.