Summer Heat

Girls Like You #1-4

by Kate Petty

Hannah, Charlotte, Sophie, and Maddy are four best friends. Each is about to go off on her summer holiday. Before they go, they make a pact to embark on a summer romance and report back when the holidays are over. But it's not all plain sailing. Some of the boys they meet are awful and some are—horror!—just not interested. A light, funny but true-to-life look at one summer for a group of teenage friends. Each girl tells her own story and each story cleverly interweaves with the others. These stories were previously published as four separate books in the Girls Like You series.

544 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2004

About the author

Writer/Editor Kate Petty (born Katharine Chapman) was the innovative author of more than two hundred books for children, including fiction, nonfiction, and picture books. Her award-winning pop-up books with illustrator Jennie Maizels and her collaborations with the Eden Project in Cornwall, England, are among her most popular works.

She died at age 55 from cancer.

Reviews

[Arie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fluffy silly forgettable beach read, but if you expect nothing more then it's definately enjoyable. That being said, I read this when I was 14, so possibly it only appeals to that age-group. I do remember finding the third story boring, and the fourth my favourite, unfortunately I do not actually remeber why, or even what the stories were about, proving my "forgettable" comment.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I first read the ‘Hannah’ story when I was a teenager and loved it. When the opportunity came up to read all four girls story I knew I had too. A little too young for me now but still a good book for teenagers.

[Tracey McVann · Rating 4 out of 5]

An easy read.

[Daislee · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG!! I absolutely loved Maddy and Hannah! Got bored with Sophie and didn't enjoy it very much.... Charlottes story was adorable but not as much as Maddy's, I was literally bawling my eyes out at the end..

[Lore · Rating 2 out of 5]

so far so good. Fluffy romances <3
I take it al back. I can;t finnish it. I really really can't. Its just too hard. I've been too distracted. Given up on it.

[Ester · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oh god... never again will I read the books my tweenie cousins read. Too depressing.