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The Girl: Clio Ford, seventeen, wants to spend the summer smooching her art-store crush, no... read full description
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Dec 03, 2008
Ying
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OHH EMMM GEEEE, I LOVED ITTTTT :]]] -excuse me while I gush for a few moments- I loved this book!!!! The ending was kind of a surprise but I liked it!!!! I thought it was a well- written book and was a good mix of mystery and romance. Building suspense in every word, this book can bring tears to your eyes or laughter to your mouth. This would have to be Maureen Johnson's best book for me. I would recommend it, of course :) Please read this book, you won't regret it.
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Jan 22, 2012
Natali
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Meh, it was just okay. I guess you could say it was...cutesy. There wasn't really anything AMAZING about it, and there was nothing that was absolutely terrible about it either. So a nice even middle, like 2.5 stars. It was a fast read, with okay characters, and a semi-interesting story line. I really didn't feel anything for this book, so I'm not going to recommend it to anyone but I don't feel like bashing on it for hours.
At age 17, Clio has lead a not so ordinary life. At a More...
At age 17, Clio has lead a not so ordinary life. At a More...
Sep 05, 2011
Kaitie
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I picked this up after having read (and loved!) 13 Little Blue Envelopes and The Last Little Blue Envelope. Overall it was an enjoyable book, but didn't come close to being as good as the other two.
Basically, we have Clio who it all set to have the best summer of her life when she finds out that instead she is being shipped off to spend the summer on a boat in Italy with her dad. Who wouldn't love that, right? Clio, that's who. We find out that Clio's dad is a bit eccentric and alwa More...
Basically, we have Clio who it all set to have the best summer of her life when she finds out that instead she is being shipped off to spend the summer on a boat in Italy with her dad. Who wouldn't love that, right? Clio, that's who. We find out that Clio's dad is a bit eccentric and alwa More...
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Aug 15, 2011
Jodi
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I was a big fan of 13 Little Blue Envelopes and The Last Little Blue Envelope so I had high hopes for Girl at Sea. Unfortunately, I found the story line to be a bit boring.
Clio is upset when her potentially perfect summer is ruined when she is sent to live with her father. Her father, along with a research crew, are planning dives off the coast of Italy in a hunt for a missing artifact. Her and her father have had a strained relationship since his irresponsible ways caused her f More...
Clio is upset when her potentially perfect summer is ruined when she is sent to live with her father. Her father, along with a research crew, are planning dives off the coast of Italy in a hunt for a missing artifact. Her and her father have had a strained relationship since his irresponsible ways caused her f More...
Jul 31, 2011
Jodi
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I was a big fan of 13 Little Blue Envelopes and The Last Little Blue Envelope so I had high hopes for Girl at Sea. Unfortunately, I found the story line to be a bit boring.
Clio is upset when her potentially perfect summer is ruined when she is sent to live with her father. Her father, along with a research crew, are planning dives off the coast of Italy in a hunt for a missing artifact. Her and her father have had a strained relationship since his irresponsible ways caused he More...
Clio is upset when her potentially perfect summer is ruined when she is sent to live with her father. Her father, along with a research crew, are planning dives off the coast of Italy in a hunt for a missing artifact. Her and her father have had a strained relationship since his irresponsible ways caused he More...
Apr 10, 2010
Iman
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This book was different to anything I’ve ever read before, and I think a lot of other people would feel the same way, because what other YA book do you know of which features, scuba-diving, treasure-hunting, a cruise around Greek islands and (this is expected) a hot guy. Obviously, with a premise like this, what could go wrong? Here is the time to say the quality of writing was rubbish- but it wasn’t! Johnson wrote eloquently and smoothly, and Clio’s personality came through strongly through the
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Aug 03, 2009
Reggie
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Girl at Sea starts off with Clio being forced to go with her father on vacation since her parents are divorced. Now, she's stuck with her dad, his best friend, his research partner, her assistant Aidan, and her daughter Elsa on a boat. Clio hates it because she's trapped on a boat in the middle of the Mediterranean when she could be working in an art store back home flirting with her co-worker Ollie. A lot of things happen in the boat...and a lot of secrets are revealed.
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Jun 21, 2009
Kelly
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Full review at http://yannabe.com/2009/06/23/review-gir...
Summary: 17-year-old Clio just finagled a job where her crush works. But when her mom gets an out-of-town work assignment, Clio has to put her plans on hold and hang out with her dad on a boat in the Mediterranean. Sound fun? You haven’t met Clio’s dad.
Review: Maureen Johnson cracks me up. I read her blog religiously.
That said, this wasn’t the MJ book for me. I much preferred Suite Scarlett.
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Summary: 17-year-old Clio just finagled a job where her crush works. But when her mom gets an out-of-town work assignment, Clio has to put her plans on hold and hang out with her dad on a boat in the Mediterranean. Sound fun? You haven’t met Clio’s dad.
Review: Maureen Johnson cracks me up. I read her blog religiously.
That said, this wasn’t the MJ book for me. I much preferred Suite Scarlett.
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Apr 17, 2009
GirlwiththeBraids
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Taken away from her chances of winning over a handsome Southern, Clio is pulled into the world of seasickness and tiny spaces. Her father, ambitious and hopeful (and should I say cute), bought a yacht. The yacht isn’t huge but it would get them from here to there, right? What about from Sorrento, Italy to the middle of the sea? Stuck on a yacht (which should be exciting) but with five other people, can be tiring. Especially if there is a statuesque archeologist’s daughter who Clio envies, a cute
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Feb 10, 2009
Steph Su
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17-year-old Clio Ford wants to make the summer before her senior year her best yet, starting with a job at the local art supply store alongside her longtime crush Ollie. Then her mother delivers the blow: she’s going to Kansas on some art grant. She’s taking her boyfriend with her. And Clio is relegated to spending the summer with her father aboard a boat in Italy. Her father, the man who had made her childhood perfect, but through continuous absentmindedness and impulsiveness had almost ruined
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Feb 16, 2009
Janelle
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Ok. I have to comment on the cover. WTF? That girl on the cover could never, ever be Clio. I’ve noticed a pattern with Maureen Johnson’s books: Find a picture of a pretty, slim girl (with no face). Put her in tight pants and a tank top. Add in a few pieces of plot-related decorative flourishes. And Voila! A cover girl that has nothing at all to do with the strong heroines Johnson writes. (At least Suite Scarlet seems to have broken this pattern)
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Nov 09, 2009
Katie
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I was surprised at just how much I ended up liking Girl At Sea. Judging by the cover and summary, I was expecting a giggly-story about a stubborn girl who is forced to spend her summer at sea and falls in love in the process. Which kind of happens, but there’s surprisingly a lot more to it than that.
The boat and crew actually have a mission- one that is mysterious and kept me turning the pages. Every few chapters, we catch random peeks of the history of the mission (which I’m trying More...
The boat and crew actually have a mission- one that is mysterious and kept me turning the pages. Every few chapters, we catch random peeks of the history of the mission (which I’m trying More...
Apr 27, 2009
This isn't my own review....this is the one on this site but its really good.......
Sometimes you have to get lost.
The Girl: Clio, seventeen, wants to spend the summer smooching her art-store crush, not stuck on a boat in the Mediterranean. At least she'll get a killer tan.
The Mission: Survive her father's annoying antics. Oh, also find some underwater treasure that could be the missing link to a long-lost civilization.
The Crew: Dad's absentminde More...
Sometimes you have to get lost.
The Girl: Clio, seventeen, wants to spend the summer smooching her art-store crush, not stuck on a boat in the Mediterranean. At least she'll get a killer tan.
The Mission: Survive her father's annoying antics. Oh, also find some underwater treasure that could be the missing link to a long-lost civilization.
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Sep 25, 2011
Jen (Almost Grown-up)
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I fully expected to like this book. At this point I've read quite a few Maureen Johnson books and I have yet to be disappointed. What I did not expect was to be left with the impression that this is a contender for my favorite Johnson book yet.
Clio is absolutely furious when she is whisked away by her father for the summer. Her parents divorced some time ago and while Clio lives with her mom most of the year, she has an academic project More...
I fully expected to like this book. At this point I've read quite a few Maureen Johnson books and I have yet to be disappointed. What I did not expect was to be left with the impression that this is a contender for my favorite Johnson book yet.
Clio is absolutely furious when she is whisked away by her father for the summer. Her parents divorced some time ago and while Clio lives with her mom most of the year, she has an academic project More...
Sep 23, 2009
Mimi
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Ive never read a Maureen Johnson book before, but i have read her blogs. she's pretty funny. But this book was not as funny as her blogs, and it took me until about halfway in to get really into it. Once i did i couldn't put it down, then it started getting funnier. there was just a lot of explaining in the beginning, it was necessary, yes, but long. Over all i really enjoyed this story. the guy was cute enough (except at first i wanted to strangle him, i wasnt sure Maureen was going to get me t
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Jan 18, 2011
Savs (Savvy Escapades)
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I am a huge Maureen Johnson fan, and her tweets always make me smile. I love the Suite Scarlet series so far but when I read 13 Little Blue Envelopes… I doubted the great Jar Keeper (twitter joke, sorry). I enjoyed the story, but I could never suspend my disbelief enough to believe that the underage main character’s parents were ok with her going on this crazy overseas mission with no information whatsoever. Maybe I missed the part where she explained about that. I felt uncomfortable havin
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Sep 22, 2011
Fira
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I read this a looooooooong time ago but here I am, just writing a review. I think this book is really, really good especially for those youngsters who loves romance in the young adult section. This is exactly the book that you're finding for! But. Ah, here comes the buts. You see, the reason why I only rated it 4 stars is because **spoiler** at the end of the book and after their fantastic boat adventure with her father and his crew, she and the guy separated at the end with him pursuing his Uni
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Mar 31, 2009
Sometimes you have to get lost.
The Girl: Clio, seventeen, wants to spend the summer smooching her art-store crush, not stuck on a boat in the Mediterranean. At least she'll get a killer tan.
The Mission: Survive her father's annoying antics. Oh, also find some underwater treasure that could be the missing link to a long-lost civilization.
The Crew: Dad's absentminded best friend Martin, his scary girlfriend Julia, her voluptuous daughter Elsa . . . and then the More...
The Girl: Clio, seventeen, wants to spend the summer smooching her art-store crush, not stuck on a boat in the Mediterranean. At least she'll get a killer tan.
The Mission: Survive her father's annoying antics. Oh, also find some underwater treasure that could be the missing link to a long-lost civilization.
The Crew: Dad's absentminded best friend Martin, his scary girlfriend Julia, her voluptuous daughter Elsa . . . and then the More...
Dec 17, 2009
A.
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I really dig Johnson's writing style -- she's great with the turn of phrase -- but both of the books of hers I've read have felt a little too light; like with another 40 pages of character-digging, they'd have moved from good to great. Enjoyable lightweight reads for sure, but this one, particularly, felt to me like something was missing from it. YMMV.
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Mar 16, 2010
in the book, girl at sea, clio isnt sure of what she wants. she doesnt know whether she preferres ollie or aidan. if she wants to be with her mom, and her stepdad, or her father and her new stepmom (julia). at first, she thinks that she wants to be with her mom and ollie. but towards the point where im at, she begins to realize that maybe being with her dad isnt as bad as she thought it would. imean, sure she didnt get her dream of being kissed by ollie, but she also met aidan. and even though s
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Feb 24, 2008
Jan
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This is an amusing piece of teen chick lit from talented author Maureen Johnson. It combines the suspense of an archeological thriller with the classic romantic plot ripped off from Pride and Prejudice that includes a Darcy-like love interest. A great light read for when you are in need of entertainment that is not mentally challenging.
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Sep 29, 2008
K
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Horrible cover! With all the talk about her "artistic" dress and her crazy tattoo, why do we get this generic hottie cover. With no eyes, too!
It's a pretty cute story but not really necessary. Kind of a trifle. I'm interested to read more of her work to see if this is standard. I like the jellyfish scene.
It's a pretty cute story but not really necessary. Kind of a trifle. I'm interested to read more of her work to see if this is standard. I like the jellyfish scene.
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Apr 07, 2009
Holly
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The only reason I even picked up Girl At Sea was because A) I recognized the author's name from 13 Little Blue Envelopes and B) I wanted to walk out of the library with something. So I picked this up.
At first, I didn't really like it. Clio seemed like this bratty 17-year-old who has to throw a fit when she doesn't get her way. Some of it is sort of called for, but I thought she took it too far once or twice.
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At first, I didn't really like it. Clio seemed like this bratty 17-year-old who has to throw a fit when she doesn't get her way. Some of it is sort of called for, but I thought she took it too far once or twice.
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Mar 08, 2011
Janet
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Clio wants a simple summer at home working in the art shop with Ollie, a potential boyfriend. What she gets instead is a rollicking and dangerous summer adventure on a yacht with her father, his new girl friend, her teenage daughter, and a her cute but infuriating assistant. No sunning on the sea for Clio, instead she is forced to share a bed with her potential step sister, Elsa, and do all the cooking while her father chases some mystery all over the sea.[return][return]Clio's story is utterl
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Aug 31, 2010
Loved it! Mystery, adventure and love (although i wish it was also fansty then that would be JACKPOT!) at first i thought i would never read it because i didnt like how it started off. but now i wouldnt mind reading it again. its about a girl who's stuck on a boat in the middle of the sea with 5 other people, (what better way to spend your summer) when she could've been flirting with her coworker. in the begning of the book it was about clio's teenage life. through the first half of the book i w
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Oct 19, 2010
Nicolerosa
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This book was really good. i found it interesting because this girl thought her father was bizzare and strangely weird and the thing is that my fathers weird too. But she doesnt like him not only because hes sycho but because he left her mother and her when she was 12 although she still got to see him. anyways she takes this trip with her father thinking she was going to die but what she didnt expect was to fall in love with a guy who happened to be her friends "fling" for the summer e
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Jun 27, 2009
Lindsey
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Yay! I love this author. She had a great short story in the "Let it Snow" compilation with John Green and Lauren Myracle. Real characters, engaging story, not-too-cheesy dialogue.
Clio's parents are divorced, and she lives with her mother. She has a dream summer vacation all planned out when she finds out she has to instead go live with her father on a yacht in Italy. It sounds like a great opportunity, but Clio's dad is irresponsible and unpredictable, and she is def More...
Clio's parents are divorced, and she lives with her mother. She has a dream summer vacation all planned out when she finds out she has to instead go live with her father on a yacht in Italy. It sounds like a great opportunity, but Clio's dad is irresponsible and unpredictable, and she is def More...
Aug 20, 2010
Amy
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Find adventure, romance, danger, friendships and lost relationships on the Mediterranean Sea. That's exactly what Clio finds and more, when she spends the summer with her dad. She never wanted to be there. Clio had other plans for her summer. A job in her favorite are store and trying to get her first kiss from Ollie, her crush and soon to be coworker. Her mom ruins those plans when she gains the opportunity of a lifetime to restore a lost work of art, but the painting is in the middle of nowhe
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May 27, 2011
Sarah
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A friend of mine asked me to read this so she'd have someone to talk to about it and so I did. My second Maureen Johnson book was far from disappointing, unlike much of the story for Clio, our main character. Clio's parents are divorced and her mom goes to Kansas with her boyfriend, leaving Clio in the care of her father -- the last place she wants to be. Having just purchased a new yacht, Clio's father takes her on a journey she, as the cliche goes, won't soon forget. The story is cute, tense a
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Apr 19, 2010
Sophie
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I really enjoyed the book. I fell in love with all of the characters and instantly was attracted to the setting (which is not hard for me). I agree that the book was extremely slow, and way too long. I felt the book should have had a main topic and stuck with it. If it was supposed to be a discovery book, a love book, or one about her home life. Johnson needed to fully commit to one because it was lacking in all of those departments. I didn't like the fact we did not know what they were searchin
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