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Ocean City/Making Waves #8
Swept Away
Kate finds her romantic Caribbean cruise thwarted by a seductive stowaway, while Chelsea is upset when Connor's novel starts taking precedence over her and Grace recovers from David's desertion by dating two new guys. Original.
- GenresYoung AdultRomanceTeen
232 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 1995
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Katherine Applegate
271 books6,286 followers#1 New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate has written many books for young readers, including THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal.
Katherine’s picture books include THE BUFFALO STORM, illustrated by Jan Ormerod (Clarion Books); THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF IVAN, THE SHOPPING MALL GORILLA, illustrated by G. Brian Karas (Clarion Books); SOMETIMES YOU FLY, illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt (Clarion Books); and ODDER: AN OTTER’S STORY, illustrated by Charles Santoso (Feiwel & Friends).
She’s written or co-written three early chapter series for young readers: ROSCOE RILEY RULES, a seven-book series illustrated by Brian Biggs (HarperCollins); DOGGO AND PUPPER, a three-book series illustrated by Charlie Alder (Feiwel & Friends). With Gennifer Choldenko, she co-authored DOGTOWN and MOUSE AND HIS DOG, illustrated by Wallace West (Feiwel & Friends).
Books for middle-grade readers include HOME OF THE BRAVE (Feiwel & Friends); THE ONE AND ONLY series, illustrated by Patricia Castelao, including THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, THE ONE AND ONLY BOB, THE ONE AND ONLY RUBY, and THE ONE AND ONLY FAMILY (HarperCollins); the ENDLING trilogy (HarperCollins); CRENSHAW (Feiwel & Friends); WISHTREE (Feiwel & Friends); WILLODEEN (Feiwel & Friends); ODDER (Feiwel & Friends); and the forthcoming POCKET BEAR (Feiwel & Friends).
With her husband, Michael Grant, Katherine co-wrote ANIMORPHS, a long-running series that has sold over 35 million books worldwide. They also wrote two other series, REMNANTS and EVERWORLD, and a young adult novel, EVE AND ADAM (Feiwel & Friends.)
Katherine’s work has been translated into dozens of languages, and her books have won accolades including the Christopher Medal, the Golden Kite Award, the Bank Street Josette Frank Award, the California Book Award Gold Medal, the Crystal Kite Award, the Green Earth Book Honor Award, the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award, and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award. Many of her works have appeared on state master lists, Best of the Year lists, and Publishers Weekly, USA Today, and New York Times bestseller lists.
Katherine lives in Nevada with her husband and assorted pets. She is represented by Elena Giovinazzo at Heirloom Literary and Mary Pender at WME.
Katherine’s picture books include THE BUFFALO STORM, illustrated by Jan Ormerod (Clarion Books); THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF IVAN, THE SHOPPING MALL GORILLA, illustrated by G. Brian Karas (Clarion Books); SOMETIMES YOU FLY, illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt (Clarion Books); and ODDER: AN OTTER’S STORY, illustrated by Charles Santoso (Feiwel & Friends).
She’s written or co-written three early chapter series for young readers: ROSCOE RILEY RULES, a seven-book series illustrated by Brian Biggs (HarperCollins); DOGGO AND PUPPER, a three-book series illustrated by Charlie Alder (Feiwel & Friends). With Gennifer Choldenko, she co-authored DOGTOWN and MOUSE AND HIS DOG, illustrated by Wallace West (Feiwel & Friends).
Books for middle-grade readers include HOME OF THE BRAVE (Feiwel & Friends); THE ONE AND ONLY series, illustrated by Patricia Castelao, including THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, THE ONE AND ONLY BOB, THE ONE AND ONLY RUBY, and THE ONE AND ONLY FAMILY (HarperCollins); the ENDLING trilogy (HarperCollins); CRENSHAW (Feiwel & Friends); WISHTREE (Feiwel & Friends); WILLODEEN (Feiwel & Friends); ODDER (Feiwel & Friends); and the forthcoming POCKET BEAR (Feiwel & Friends).
With her husband, Michael Grant, Katherine co-wrote ANIMORPHS, a long-running series that has sold over 35 million books worldwide. They also wrote two other series, REMNANTS and EVERWORLD, and a young adult novel, EVE AND ADAM (Feiwel & Friends.)
Katherine’s work has been translated into dozens of languages, and her books have won accolades including the Christopher Medal, the Golden Kite Award, the Bank Street Josette Frank Award, the California Book Award Gold Medal, the Crystal Kite Award, the Green Earth Book Honor Award, the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award, and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award. Many of her works have appeared on state master lists, Best of the Year lists, and Publishers Weekly, USA Today, and New York Times bestseller lists.
Katherine lives in Nevada with her husband and assorted pets. She is represented by Elena Giovinazzo at Heirloom Literary and Mary Pender at WME.
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January 10, 2014
Another winner from Katherine Applegate. Ham-handedly juggles issues such as alcoholism, disability, sea-faring, sea-sickness, duplicitous redheads, the navy, religion, and the pressures of mixed-race teen-artist marriage; plunges headlong around the United States and out into the world from New Jersey to Kansas, from Pennsylvania to the Caribbean.
In this instalment Waspish Kate and back-from-the-dead Justin are in the Caribbean getting ready to head off on a yacht cruise. Kate throws a spanner in the works when she invites a nerdy redhead to join them. I don't know what she was thinking, everyone knows that spectacles can be removed and pony tails can be loosened and when they are, you better stand back. Additionally, redheads are trouble, they are NOT TO BE TRUSTED, they are SEDUCTRESSES. For example Sweet Valley University Book 1, College Girls. Todd leaves Elizabeth for a redhead who leads him down a path of alcoholism and cheating at sports (or something).
Back in Ocean City Grace's boyfriend David has been deemed too boring to live…in Ocean City and is moving to Taiwan, leaving her to choose between a bookish prig and a bashful Kansas Adonis as his replacement. Marta is moving in with the gang member who shot and paralysed her, and former illegal immigrant Connor has some publisher interest in his debut novel Beach Blanket Begorra.
I received the entire Ocean City series as a Christmas present 2 years ago, yet I've only just finished book 8. It's not a problem with the series. The series is everything I wanted, and more. I guess it's just that the type of books that sustained and obsessed a 13-year-old are not enough for a woman who has started to feel the desiccated hand of middle age settle sympathetically, condescendingly, Elizabeth Wakefield-style on her shoulder. Go figure.
In this instalment Waspish Kate and back-from-the-dead Justin are in the Caribbean getting ready to head off on a yacht cruise. Kate throws a spanner in the works when she invites a nerdy redhead to join them. I don't know what she was thinking, everyone knows that spectacles can be removed and pony tails can be loosened and when they are, you better stand back. Additionally, redheads are trouble, they are NOT TO BE TRUSTED, they are SEDUCTRESSES. For example Sweet Valley University Book 1, College Girls. Todd leaves Elizabeth for a redhead who leads him down a path of alcoholism and cheating at sports (or something).
Back in Ocean City Grace's boyfriend David has been deemed too boring to live…in Ocean City and is moving to Taiwan, leaving her to choose between a bookish prig and a bashful Kansas Adonis as his replacement. Marta is moving in with the gang member who shot and paralysed her, and former illegal immigrant Connor has some publisher interest in his debut novel Beach Blanket Begorra.
I received the entire Ocean City series as a Christmas present 2 years ago, yet I've only just finished book 8. It's not a problem with the series. The series is everything I wanted, and more. I guess it's just that the type of books that sustained and obsessed a 13-year-old are not enough for a woman who has started to feel the desiccated hand of middle age settle sympathetically, condescendingly, Elizabeth Wakefield-style on her shoulder. Go figure.
September 19, 2023
* Connor gets an offer for his novel that he hasn't written yet, and spends all his time trying to write the novel.
* Chelsea's cousin has a baby girl and tells Chelsea she's the godmother. Chelsea goes without Connor because he's writing, and ends up spending time with an old friend who tells her he always wanted more, and she begins to wonder 'what if?'. They end up in a motel room together when Chelsea's mother's car breaks down on them and AAA won't rescue them.
* Marta moves out but not before finding Grace a new roommate called Carr who is a lifeguard, and is extremely attractive.
* David leaves Grace to go to Taiwan.
* Grace is lonely but begins to like both Carr and a new guy that she met called Wilton.
* Kate and Justin meet a girl called Alegra who can sail and needs a lift back to Ocean City so they ask her to join them on Justin's boat. As they spend time on the sea, Alegra changes and is soon a bombshell in a tiny bikini which irritates Kate. Then they wake up one night to find Alegra has changed the course of the boat, and they crash into an island.
* Chelsea's cousin has a baby girl and tells Chelsea she's the godmother. Chelsea goes without Connor because he's writing, and ends up spending time with an old friend who tells her he always wanted more, and she begins to wonder 'what if?'. They end up in a motel room together when Chelsea's mother's car breaks down on them and AAA won't rescue them.
* Marta moves out but not before finding Grace a new roommate called Carr who is a lifeguard, and is extremely attractive.
* David leaves Grace to go to Taiwan.
* Grace is lonely but begins to like both Carr and a new guy that she met called Wilton.
* Kate and Justin meet a girl called Alegra who can sail and needs a lift back to Ocean City so they ask her to join them on Justin's boat. As they spend time on the sea, Alegra changes and is soon a bombshell in a tiny bikini which irritates Kate. Then they wake up one night to find Alegra has changed the course of the boat, and they crash into an island.
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February 6, 2008
I read this series in HS. The instant I picked it up I was a fan. So I ordered the first three to re-read. Lets hope I still love it as much as I did then.
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