Seventeenth Summer by Maureen Daly

Seventeenth Summer by Marureen Daly, was not what I expected.  I thought it would be a story about modern era love, but to my surprise this book was actually taken place in the past. Girls where dresses, all men (young and old) smoke, everyone drinks beer, helping the family take care of the house is the main priority and no internet. (What would we do today if there was no internet!) Angie and Jacks relationship continues throughout the entire book. They met at the end of school and stayed together throughout the entire summer. It was a summer to remember.

Here is a quick summary of this book: Angie was never the popular girl but when she met Jack everything changed. He was the high school basketball star and she was a nobody.  It was a summer love to remember. Parents are unsure about their relationship and her older sister has some major boy problems. Angie waits for Jacks call sso they can hang out and Jack shares his feelings about her while she also wants to but never really does. The summer is coming to an end and neither of them know what to do. Angie is going away to college while Jack has no real plans. Will their love last forever or will it just be another summer fling they will never forget?

This book is definitely a summer read, hence the name... It was different from other books I've read and surprisingly I really liked it. I would certainly recommend it to grades 9th and up.