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The Sebastian Sisters #1
Evvie at Sixteen
There’s nothing wrong with lying—until the truth comes out
For her sixteenth birthday, Evvie Sebastian got her own room—a room she doesn’t have to share with her three sisters. There’s only one It’s a dump, just like the rest of the family’s new house.
Evvie has hardly moved in when her dad, Nicky, asks her to spend the summer at the seaside with her great-aunt Grace, who’s had a bad fall and needs cheering up—and who is snobbish, ill tempered, and very, very rich.
Evvie reluctantly agrees. When she arrives at Eastgate, she finds Aunt Grace just as fierce as she remembered, but she has to admit that the place has some redeeming qualities. Like the handsome and charming Schyler Hughes . . . and Sam Steinmetz, who works in the town bookstore and makes smart jokes about the local culture of conformity.
But it’s not all romantic sailing trips and walks on the beach. Evvie soon finds that some people like to tell old stories and share old secrets a little too much—and some of those secrets may hit closer to home than Evvie expected.
For her sixteenth birthday, Evvie Sebastian got her own room—a room she doesn’t have to share with her three sisters. There’s only one It’s a dump, just like the rest of the family’s new house.
Evvie has hardly moved in when her dad, Nicky, asks her to spend the summer at the seaside with her great-aunt Grace, who’s had a bad fall and needs cheering up—and who is snobbish, ill tempered, and very, very rich.
Evvie reluctantly agrees. When she arrives at Eastgate, she finds Aunt Grace just as fierce as she remembered, but she has to admit that the place has some redeeming qualities. Like the handsome and charming Schyler Hughes . . . and Sam Steinmetz, who works in the town bookstore and makes smart jokes about the local culture of conformity.
But it’s not all romantic sailing trips and walks on the beach. Evvie soon finds that some people like to tell old stories and share old secrets a little too much—and some of those secrets may hit closer to home than Evvie expected.
- GenresYoung AdultFiction
200 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1988
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Susan Beth Pfeffer
92 books1,942 followersSusan Beth Pfeffer was an American author best known for young adult and science fiction. After writing for 35 years, she received wider notice for her series of post-apocalyptic novels, officially titled "The Life as We Knew It Series", but often called "The Last Survivors" or "Moon Crash" series, some of which appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
January 28, 2013
A highly enjoyable story and a nice throwback to growing up in the eighties. Wholesome and heartwarming. Can't wait to read about the rest of the Sebastian sisters!
(I had to get all of these though inter-library loan since they are older)
(I had to get all of these though inter-library loan since they are older)
February 11, 2026
Evvie will probably never be my favorite, but you can't reread Sybil at Sixteen (which I always wanna do) without starting here.
February 5, 2017
It's dated, but sort of a charming look at what YA fiction and values was like back then.
January 14, 2017
A bit different and quite funny. Very enjoyable.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews