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11th out of 14 books
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Heart and Salsa (Students Across the Seven Seas)
Cat Wilcox has left chilly Boston for sunny Mexico and a summer of girl bonding with her best friend, Sabrina. But Sabrina has a surprise. She is accompanied by her boyfriend—a boyfriend Cat didn’t even know existed. So rather than Sabrina and Cat spending their study-abroad semester working together at the orphan school building site, Cat expects she’ll be hammering nails...more
Paperback, 214 pages
Published
June 1st 2006
by Speak
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I think this might be my new favorite book in the series. I really liked Cat's journey and the maturity she developed by the end. So much of it rang true! When you move away, friendships can change in ways you don't expect. When a friend has a creep for a boyfriend, she won't always believe you. And most importantly, no matter how much you plan on life going in a certain direction, it can always surprise you in ways you never planned. All of these themes help to create a fascinating character on...more
The S.A.S.S. (Students of the Seven Seas) series takes a girl, puts her in a foreign country, and pretty much lets her be a teenager there. In *Heart and Salsa,* Cat Wilcox goes to Oaxaca for the summer to volunteer for a group building a school for orphaned children. She has recently moved with her Mom and brand new stepdad from Arizona to Massachusetts. Cat misses her friends, her diving team, hasn't taken well to the new Dad and finds Boston to be horrible. (she's crazy, huh!) Anyway, she mee...more
Mar 04, 2012
Mel Raschke
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Caitlin Wilcox, a student who is spending her summer in Mexico with the Students Across the Seven Seas program. Cat can't wait to spend time in Mexico, with its sunshine and clear blue ocean, to reunite with her best friend Sabrina, after spending the past few months with her mom and new stepdad in Boston rather than her sunny former home of New Mexico, and to practice her Spanish, a language she loves. Nothing, however, turns out as planned. Cat is a character to whom readers will be able to re...more
I really liked this book. I really connected to the main character cat. I could feel her emotions. This book takes place in Oaxaca, Mexico. When I read the book I could see the clear skies and the bright blue waters. I have read this book multiple times and it never gets old. This book always makes me smile. The characters are fun and are always on the go. The main character in the book moved to Boston and she describes it in a funny way. I found it interesting to compare what I think of Boston,...more
Cat just moved to Boston and she hates it. Due to her mom's recent remarriage to the geekiest history professor in the world, Cat's had to pick up and leave all her friends in Arizona. She is not happy about it and, in fact, she's determined not to give Boston a chance. She'll get through her junior and senior years and then head right back to Arizona for college. And luckily, Cat's come up with a plan to escape Boston for the summer, too! Her best friend Sabrina told her about the Students Acro...more
Reviewed by Jocelyn Pearce for TeensReadToo.com
This installment in the S.A.S.S. series features Caitlin Wilcox, a student who is spending her summer in Mexico with the Students Across the Seven Seas program. Cat can't wait to spend time in Mexico, with its sunshine and clear blue ocean, to reunite with her best friend Sabrina, after spending the past few months with her mom and new stepdad in Boston rather than her sunny former home of New Mexico, and to practice her Spanish, a language she love...more
This installment in the S.A.S.S. series features Caitlin Wilcox, a student who is spending her summer in Mexico with the Students Across the Seven Seas program. Cat can't wait to spend time in Mexico, with its sunshine and clear blue ocean, to reunite with her best friend Sabrina, after spending the past few months with her mom and new stepdad in Boston rather than her sunny former home of New Mexico, and to practice her Spanish, a language she love...more
This is the first book from this series that I have read though I do have some others floating around in my collection.
Like a number of the YA books I have read I probably would of gotten more out of it had I read it when I was a teen though as an adult I still enjoyed it. I thought Cat was an interesting and believable character, the romance element was sweet and I could see this book and others in the series encouraging teenage girls to travel.
Like a number of the YA books I have read I probably would of gotten more out of it had I read it when I was a teen though as an adult I still enjoyed it. I thought Cat was an interesting and believable character, the romance element was sweet and I could see this book and others in the series encouraging teenage girls to travel.
S.A.S.S. books (Students Across the Seven Seas, penguin.com/sass) are perennially popular, with girls of all ages/reading levels/interests, in my library. This one has a community-service element (summer spent building school for orphans in Oaxaca), plenty of Spanish, and an athletic heroine (championship diver). Yes, completely predictable, but fun.
I really liked the main character Cat. Her passion for diving was revealed throughout this entire book. I also liked how she started to become friendlier with her host family.
Pure fluff, lighthearted teen romance, but I like this series because the romance takes place in the context of a study abroad experience. This one is during a summer in Mexico.
Cat Wilcox is ready to hit Oaxaca, Mexico and leave cold dreary Boston, her mother, and her new stepdad behind. Ahead is a reunuion with her best friend, Sabrina, from Arizona, whom she hasn't seen since her mom forced her to move away from her life. Girl bonding and helping build a school for orphans are her plans for the summer, until Sabrina's surprise boyfriend, Brian, shows up in the program. Cat feels like she'll be all alone, until cute Aidan, another exchange student, starts being very f...more
The fourth one I've read from the SASS series! :) Sound of Munich remains to be my favorite!
Loved this book especially since I just learned Spanish.....well thought out plot
This book is passale. it doesn't really make me wanna make me read it like 20 times.
BEST BOOK IN THE ENTIRE SERIES!!!!!!!!
READ IT, READ IT, READ IT!!!!!!
READ IT, READ IT, READ IT!!!!!!
A really fun creative book that has hilarious twist yet with family problems and a romantic twist that gives the book a pretty bow at the end.
very good. three and a half stars!
Jan 25, 2009
Betty
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i totally love mexico
This book is good soo far!!!
: )
Mexico
Mexico
Cat was just a funny character. I wouldn't really count this as Romance, though.
Cat definetely has the Salsa Spirit!
It was sweet! I like the S.A.S.S. series, I should continue if I still like it! :)
Cat definetely has the Salsa Spirit!
It was sweet! I like the S.A.S.S. series, I should continue if I still like it! :)
Finally finished this piece of crap. I thought it would at least be cute in that like "this is such a girl book" way, but it didn't even hold my attention on that end.
This book was honestly such a waste of time, it makes me wonder how people like this author get published. Can I get a book deal? Honestly?
This book was honestly such a waste of time, it makes me wonder how people like this author get published. Can I get a book deal? Honestly?
I finished this book in two sitting, completely absorbed in the story and sad to see it end. I had a hard time getting engaged for a while but I loved the characters and the story by the end and am looking forward to reading other books in the series.
I really liked this one because even though in this one they had some some school most of the time is spent with the helping hands group buliding a new school for orphanes. i thought it was cool and the descriptions about mexico is so cool. you can really picture mexico
Seiously. She moved from Arizona to Boston, and was so upset about it she had to go on exchange to Mexico? I understand why anyone would want to go to Mexico, but why would you hate Boston that much??? What??? I am extremley jealous of Cat.
I first picked up a S.A.S.S book while scanning through the shelf but now it's become so addicting that I must follow them! Simple plots with loads of information, perfect for a quiet Sunday morning with a cup of steaming coffee...
This book is great for anybody, even those people who don't think they like contemporary fiction(like me),it is especailly good for people who like alittle romance...:)
Jun 09, 2007
Gabby
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
teens looking or a good book to pass the time
I think that this is my favorite book of the S.A.S.S. series! it shows that you cant give up your dream just because you have to move or change.
I liked it, and it had a good premise. Although friendships may change, it does not mean you have to lose that friend forever.
Ohmygosh.
Pinaka nakakakilig na S.A.S.S. book. Ever. :D
Pinaka nakakakilig na S.A.S.S. book. Ever. :D
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