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When Irish Guys Are Smiling (Students Across the Seven Seas)
For seventeen-year-old Delk Sinclair, studying abroad in Ireland means one thing: escape. Delk is tired of hearing about her friends? debutante parties, watching her pregnant stepmother redecorate her mother?s house, and having to smile sweetly even though she doesn't think she?ll ever get over losing her mother. Ireland is Delk's chance to be happy. With the stunning gree...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
January 10th 2008
by Speak
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Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com
Delk Sinclair can't wait to get as far away from Nashville, Tennessee, as she can. Her mother passed away two years ago, and her father has remarried someone that is only ten years older than she is. And her new stepmother is going to have a baby. On top of that, it's almost time to start presenting to society. Without her mom by her side, the last thing Delk wants to do is go through the frenzy of debutante preparations. So Delk finds herself in Ireland fo...more
Delk Sinclair can't wait to get as far away from Nashville, Tennessee, as she can. Her mother passed away two years ago, and her father has remarried someone that is only ten years older than she is. And her new stepmother is going to have a baby. On top of that, it's almost time to start presenting to society. Without her mom by her side, the last thing Delk wants to do is go through the frenzy of debutante preparations. So Delk finds herself in Ireland fo...more
Starting with the title, I picked this book because it had the words Irish, guys, and smiles. I have a feeling that it intrigued me because of the recent One Direction outburst that has captured the world. Anyway...
This book is a contemporary young adult fiction. I will say ahead of time that I’m not quite the fan of contemporary young adult, however, this book was interesting. It’s mainly about a teenage girl (Delk Sinclair) in hopes of running away from her past by studying abroad to Ireland....more
This book is a contemporary young adult fiction. I will say ahead of time that I’m not quite the fan of contemporary young adult, however, this book was interesting. It’s mainly about a teenage girl (Delk Sinclair) in hopes of running away from her past by studying abroad to Ireland....more
I really like this series because they tend to feature strong and smart female protagonists that learn a lot about themselves while traveling and studying abroad. I love that I can share these books with my young teenage cousins and feel good about it. This is another great installment that I will happily pass along to young female readers. This particular installment follows Delk, a young girl trying to escape all of the changes in her life following the death of her mother. She goes to Ireland...more
Boring, childish and rather random.
I only read it because I absolutely love Ireland and I thought maybe it would be like "Anna and the french kiss" which had deep characters and a good plot. This meanwhile has very shallow characters and no depth or dimensions to anything whether be it the plot, the ending, the conversations or even the climax [there pretty much wasn't a climax]
I specifically disliked Pather because honestly, he was one of the most boring heroes ever! Irish men have a reputation...more
I only read it because I absolutely love Ireland and I thought maybe it would be like "Anna and the french kiss" which had deep characters and a good plot. This meanwhile has very shallow characters and no depth or dimensions to anything whether be it the plot, the ending, the conversations or even the climax [there pretty much wasn't a climax]
I specifically disliked Pather because honestly, he was one of the most boring heroes ever! Irish men have a reputation...more
I first saw this book on the new books shelves in the Teen section and the Irish cover caught my eye since I have Irish history and have always been interested in going to Ireland someday so I thought...why not?! I later discovered that the book is an ongoing series of S.A.S.S. (Students Across the Seven Seas). I first thought that Supplee the author of this book was the author of each book but it turns out that each small novel has a different author so each should have a different writing styl...more
I loved every character in this book! Pather and Delk's romance was so cute! Well enough of the exclamation points, now I am going to tell you what I didn't like about the book.
Honestly the only thing I didn't like about the book was the fact that even after Delk helped Katie with her wedding, Katie didn't put her in the wedding party! The other thing I didn't like was that Delk had a southern accent. Now my southern accent isn't very good so it's hard for me to imagine that part of her charact...more
Honestly the only thing I didn't like about the book was the fact that even after Delk helped Katie with her wedding, Katie didn't put her in the wedding party! The other thing I didn't like was that Delk had a southern accent. Now my southern accent isn't very good so it's hard for me to imagine that part of her charact...more
Nice book. The Irish landscapes stole my heart. I now find myself interested in the place, and will make some research of it. Pather was an uncommon name for a main character, but I definitely loved his pure personality. Delk was also a strange name for a main character, but I guess it doesn't really matter. I liked her vivid personality too.
Pather's family seemed like a dream, and the place was just fabulous. I wish I could go there some day.
Great book, not too eccentric, and not too shallow....more
Pather's family seemed like a dream, and the place was just fabulous. I wish I could go there some day.
Great book, not too eccentric, and not too shallow....more
This book is about a girl name Delk who travels to Treland through the S.A.S.S. Program. By traveling she believes she can leave all her troubles and stress behind, like her father's new marrige, her soon-to-be-born sibling and her materialistic friends. In Ireland, she expierences adventures that she would never have thogh possible. Along the way she makes new friends like Pather and along her journery, he helps her to realize the importance of family and friends.
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I read this book partly because it sounded interesting. Partly because I wanted to go back to realistic fiction and partly because I want to say I've read all of Supplee's books to date. Our protagonist, Delk, has lost her mother. So to escape her life back in Nashville, Tennesse were her new step mother who is now pregnant and redecorating her house, Delk decides to spend a semester in Ireland.
I expected this to be light and fun. It was for the most part. And Delk grieving for her mother is su...more
I expected this to be light and fun. It was for the most part. And Delk grieving for her mother is su...more
When this popped up on my Goodreads and I saw it was set in Ireland, I thought, what the heck, may as well. WELL, I shall warn you now, if you are Irish, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT read this book.
It's terrible. I don't know where the author got her information about how Ireland works, but it's way off. It's so off, it's not even cliched. I read somewhere that she visited the West of Ireland but she must live in a completely different West of Ireland that I live in.
The book in general is boring and...more
It's terrible. I don't know where the author got her information about how Ireland works, but it's way off. It's so off, it's not even cliched. I read somewhere that she visited the West of Ireland but she must live in a completely different West of Ireland that I live in.
The book in general is boring and...more
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I thought this book was a cute, fun romance. I did enjoy it- a good, light, summer read. It isn't too serious, I thought there might be some more sad/emotional parts (because she is still grieving) but there were not many and they were all very quick. She kind of blurted out that her mother was dead every time she told someone and it felt a bit rushed but I don't know if that is realistic or not.
Anyway, I would recommend it to someone looking for a quick YA romance.
Anyway, I would recommend it to someone looking for a quick YA romance.
I thought this was brilliant, the troubles she went through was quite different from all the rest I've read of this series so far, and it was such a fun book to read! Suzanne Supplee did a wonderful job, the scenery in the book, the characters and the minor and major issues that the characters under-went.
Pather and Delk together, the things that were written about them, was honestly just so sweet and romantic and just captivating, I love this series, it's just so good! The irish culture and the...more
Pather and Delk together, the things that were written about them, was honestly just so sweet and romantic and just captivating, I love this series, it's just so good! The irish culture and the...more
pensaba que seria un libro igual que otros por su principio pero a medida que avanzaba me di cuenta que no.
esta lleno de enseñanza y aprendizaje que te demuestra como un cambio de perspectiva de ver las cosas diferentes y estar lejos de lo que uno conoce puede hacer que comprendas las cosas y te des cuenta que todo tiene una razon y hay que vivir con lo que te depara la vida, tanto las cosas buenas como malas puesto que estas te ayudaran a madurar y entender mejor las cosas...
esta lleno de enseñanza y aprendizaje que te demuestra como un cambio de perspectiva de ver las cosas diferentes y estar lejos de lo que uno conoce puede hacer que comprendas las cosas y te des cuenta que todo tiene una razon y hay que vivir con lo que te depara la vida, tanto las cosas buenas como malas puesto que estas te ayudaran a madurar y entender mejor las cosas...
i wish i had read this when i was in high school. it was very sweet and gave a positive message of encouragement to anyone facing the challenges of growing up. it is definitely a young adult book, but i liked this author so much (the artichoke's heart) i just wanted to read everything else she had written. it is smartly written and is just the kind of book i would have wanted to read when i was a teenager.
I love the SASS series. These are great reads for girls ages 13 - 16 (perfect for summer).
Each book is a stand alone story but all of them have the same premise. The SASS (Students Across the Seven Seas) program is a semester abroad program so each book features a different girl headed off to a foreign country.
Each main character has her own issues to solve while learning about the country they are living in. Girls will love the believable, every day issues while parents will love the educationa...more
Each book is a stand alone story but all of them have the same premise. The SASS (Students Across the Seven Seas) program is a semester abroad program so each book features a different girl headed off to a foreign country.
Each main character has her own issues to solve while learning about the country they are living in. Girls will love the believable, every day issues while parents will love the educationa...more
Cute story. I really like these SASS books because while reading the story one can end up learning a lot about the country the book features.
This particular one was a fun read but I couldn't get a sense of a real ending point. I felt that the story faded without the protagonist's conflict totally resolved.
Still a good read.
This particular one was a fun read but I couldn't get a sense of a real ending point. I felt that the story faded without the protagonist's conflict totally resolved.
Still a good read.
Ok this is a cheesy little romance. It is a series that I am going to book talk for my resource kids. In the series a girl goes on a semester abroad to a different country. I read the Irish one since I had been to Ireland. Too bad it doesn't take place in Northern Ireland. Anyway, now I can book talk it.
This is a light, teen, chick lit read, but it doesn't insult anyone. Its clean, the characters have genuine concerns, and they develop--which is more than I can say for the current 'sexually promiscious,pill popping, prada wearing,anorexic, socialite' culture that has infected most light teen lit.
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I love the S.A.S.S series though they aren't deep meaningful stories. I like reading these light fiction books because it can take me so easily to another country. i love travelling and with these books i can go anywhere at anytime.
I just loved this book. It was a totally simple and quick read, but I loved it. Great story about young love and loss and families and friendship and Ireland...oh, Ireland.
i love this series and this is a prime example of why. cute ,cute book with really smart chacters and a cute highlighting of ireland. actually go suzanne supplee for writing this
This book was a fun read and made me want to visit Ireland some day. I liked learning about the culture and imagining the beautiful scenery and green grass and sheep.
My favorite book of the SASS. It is a book that shows you that many people can come together even though they come from across the world.
I read this while my boyfriend was studying abroad in Clonbur, Ireland--close to where this book is set. It's a fast read, but I wouldn't say it made me feel like I knew what he was actually experiencing in country. I am now 22 and may be getting a little too old for the S.A.S.S books, but once I start a series I try to finish it. Enjoyed it while reading; but will probably not remember it at all in a month. Delk acted like a typical 16-year-old in love and since I am studying in to be a teacher...more
Fantastic book, really inspired me to want to travel round the world and follow my dreams :)
Cute, nothing deep, but really cute. And really makes me want to go to Ireland.
the last page was ripped this book was boring to much romance and clique
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This was a pretty awesome book. I recommend it to, well, anyone I guess.
I really love Ireland! and this book brings justice in describing the place..
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Suzanne Supplee is the author of When Irish Guys Are Smiling, a Students Across the Seven Seas series book, and Artichoke’s Heart. Currently, Suzanne is working on her third book, untitled as of yet, but due out in the spring of 2010.
Suzanne is a graduate of Southern Illinois University, and she earned a masters degree in creative writing from Towson University in Maryland. For a number of years,...more
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Suzanne is a graduate of Southern Illinois University, and she earned a masters degree in creative writing from Towson University in Maryland. For a number of years,...more
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*cringe* it sounds like a story written in a junior cert exam!
Jan 08, 2012 04:31am