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The Secrets of Boys
Eric: Loves surfing, has killer abs, an even better smile, and a heart of gold.
Joe: A sarcastic goofball who gives great advice, which no one ever takes.
Zach: Sophisticated college boy, wise in the ways of French painting as well as other French things.
A California girl like Cassidy Jones should be out on the beach, not stuck in summer school! But her life heats up when sh...more
Joe: A sarcastic goofball who gives great advice, which no one ever takes.
Zach: Sophisticated college boy, wise in the ways of French painting as well as other French things.
A California girl like Cassidy Jones should be out on the beach, not stuck in summer school! But her life heats up when sh...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
May 30th 2006
by HarperTeen
(first published May 18th 2006)
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Reviewed by Allison M. Rotonda for TeensReadToo.com
Cassidy Jones has her summer all planned out; she and her BFF, Larissa, have jobs lined up at a super-trendy clothing boutique and her gorgeous, surfer boyfriend, Eric, wants her to spend time in the sand with him. Sadly, her ultra-organized and goal-oriented parents have decided she should spend her summer in an intensive language program at a university.
Once classes start everything starts changing. Larissa is too busy to make time for her fr...more
Cassidy Jones has her summer all planned out; she and her BFF, Larissa, have jobs lined up at a super-trendy clothing boutique and her gorgeous, surfer boyfriend, Eric, wants her to spend time in the sand with him. Sadly, her ultra-organized and goal-oriented parents have decided she should spend her summer in an intensive language program at a university.
Once classes start everything starts changing. Larissa is too busy to make time for her fr...more
I like Hailey Abbott as an author, although she isn't my favourite writer ever, her books are usually such an easy read and they have pretty cute stories, but for some reason I just didn't enjoy this one as much as I thought I would. I think I went in with expectations because I have read books by her before and because they were so simple to read, I didn't have to think much about what was happening and could pick it up at anytime for a few pages, unfortunately it didn't work like this for me....more
Feb 14, 2011
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A quick read, but so unrealistic. I mean, did that honestly just happen? Just started to lol at the parts when Eric yells Sweetie! People actually say that? Got a tad creeped out there. And the ending, it sorta leaves you hanging and thinking up an ending all by yourself. I hate those types of endings. Why can't there just be a clear happy ending? (view spoiler)! Anyways. How unrealistic is it that, oh you break up with your boyfriend. Then once you hook up wi...more
Jun 22, 2011
Katie Kopecki
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone that loves summer romance, fashion, the romantic French language, and HOT guys
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This was an awesome book, that I stepped upon by chance and truly loved from page one. It is another read that I read in just a few hours (I think, five) and was so captivating without being even a little supernatural,(I am a big fan of the supernatural fiction world) so it was one of those books where the storyline could totally happen in the real world. I loved loved loved it, and all of the boys in the story were so incredibly, imaginably attractive. I even found myself caring deeply for the...more
The Secrets of Boys by Hailey Abbott
The Secrets of Boys by Hailey Abbott tells a story that teen girls will take pleasure in and be able to relate to. It is centered on a teen girl, Cassidy Jones, her best friend and boys. Who is she suppose to fall for? People may think she’s not making the right choice but wouldn’t you follow your heart, soul, and mind?
Cassidy is a California girl trapped in summer school while she and her best friend were supposes to work together! She and her boyfriend of 2...more
The Secrets of Boys by Hailey Abbott tells a story that teen girls will take pleasure in and be able to relate to. It is centered on a teen girl, Cassidy Jones, her best friend and boys. Who is she suppose to fall for? People may think she’s not making the right choice but wouldn’t you follow your heart, soul, and mind?
Cassidy is a California girl trapped in summer school while she and her best friend were supposes to work together! She and her boyfriend of 2...more
omg i so love this book its soooo sooooo good omg she sleptt the with a teacher wow the sexy zach think thats his name , ne ways i love cassidy its cassidy rite oh well i love it from boy drama 2 bf drama. i love the part where she reveals 2 her bf in the hotel she couldnt have sex even tho it was an emotinal break down i still love that part. i also love the part with the affair with the sexy hot teacher omg hmmm. ne ways i really love that they connect but i hate when he left sad.
Well this book just made me sad and frustrated. I mean I understand that the story was about her growing up and coming out of her shell, but it really kinda just pissed me off when they didn't end up together. I mean i know thats cheesy and shit but I dunno I was still mad.
This was one of my FAVORITE books by Hailey Abbott!! It was so different from some of her other books I've read!! I REALLY enjoyed this one, more than I expected and also more than I have enjoyed some of her other books. It was like this was not even written by her!! The storyline, the characters, the plot, EVERYTHING was SO GOOD!! I thought that this book had depth to it that a lot of other books out there in this genre don't have. You can not only relate to the main character, many possibiliti...more
JUst to put it out there -It was a little sad ,disapointing and boring:( It was intering at some points and may hold interest with you though. (Not all bad)♥
Another good read......this writer is amazing
I do wish she could continue this story though with the charters going on like does cass and joe get together.
I do wish she could continue this story though with the charters going on like does cass and joe get together.
I loved this book, when I started reading it I could not put it down it just sucks you in and doesn't let you go till you have finished the book.
The ending of this book was bittersweet. (view spoiler)
God, Larissa was so annoying. I have a good friend like her...who only cares about herself and is SO self-centered it's not even funny, but (view spoiler)...more
God, Larissa was so annoying. I have a good friend like her...who only cares about herself and is SO self-centered it's not even funny, but (view spoiler)...more
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This book made me crack up laughing!! It also made me cry out of joy <3 I truly love this author for writing such great books ;) I am most definitely going to read more books by her.
Loved it. Hope there is a second one, id love to know what happens with cassidy and zach!
It was alright. Characters didn't seem ery well developed but I liked the ending
Jul 27, 2011
Hpitcher
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good, i guess. not abbott's best work
abt a cheating slut. not a fan!
Light reading. For teenagers.
LOVED IT!!!
Jul 28, 2011
Kelsey Westhouse
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AMAZING!
I knew she would get with Joe. She's such a slut. 3 guys in one summer? Come on. I liked the shy girl coming out of her shell element and the dating the sexy TA element. However, I think Zachary is kinda a douche. He takes this girls virginity, then darts off to NY. Not cool. And a whole summer of everyday 6 hours a day French class would SUCK. But then again, so would going to a crazy infested drug abuse camp when you're clean
If you haven't read any of Hailey Abbott's book, this one is very similar. It's about a girl who falls in love with her TA. She ends up losing him because he has to go back to New York to go back to work. But at the end she find out that all along, her true love was right next to her. It was her best friend Joe.
Does it seem like I am wasting time on teenage lovestories? I know, I know. This story was so common (as in regular summer romance story, avarage teenagers, typical neighborhood) and so plain I wondered why I ever finished this one up. But anyway we are entitled to idle, stupid moments too.
More of 3.5 stars for me. The only thing that makes me give it 4 stars is Joe. I don't care for the rest of the characters or even the story. Even though Joe was not there almost the whole book but his letters are the most interesting.
It was the third book in a row that I read where a girl dumped her boyfriend for another guy and I guess that's why I kinda felt like the main character did kind of a bitchy thing when she dumped Eric...
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this book was reeally good, a for sure romance, but definetley for teens! VERY cute- i reccomend! =)
It was a little interesting and kinda had bad parts def a love story lol but it was good
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Hailey Abbott grew up in Southern California, where she split her time between creative writing and creative beaching. She is the author of Summer Boys, Next Summer: A Summer Boys Novel, The Bridesmaid, Getting Lost with Boys, and The Secrets of Boys. Hailey now lives in New York City.
Her first book was Summer Boys, published in 2004, the first of a series. It was described as "escapist beach rea...more
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Her first book was Summer Boys, published in 2004, the first of a series. It was described as "escapist beach rea...more
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