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Summer #2
July's Promise
Visiting her hostile cousin in Florida for a summer vacation, Summer Smith lands a waitressing job, makes a new best friend, and meets three cute guys that none of the girls can agree about
240 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1995
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Katherine Applegate
280 books6,261 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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July 30, 2022
A lot darker than the breezy cover implies.
Just some TWs that this book deals with sexual assault, depression, suicide etc.
July's Promise also has a *lot* of scuba diving to balance it out, as well as a boating accident that lends a little more excitement than the previous installment.
Definitely had more plot than I was expecting
Just some TWs that this book deals with sexual assault, depression, suicide etc.
July's Promise also has a *lot* of scuba diving to balance it out, as well as a boating accident that lends a little more excitement than the previous installment.
Definitely had more plot than I was expecting
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January 20, 2013My sister and I read the Summer series back in the late 90s and to this day they remain some of my favs. I absolutely love Katherine Applegate as an author. She pulls you right into the pages of her work and you have to fight to free yourself (if you want to). I don't recall which number the secret is found out about "Diver", but get the tissues ready.
May 5, 2009
I read this when I was a teenager. One of my all-time favorite series.
June 5, 2024
*Spoilers*
The book starts immediately after the last book with the figure at Summers door, who turns out to be Ross. But Diana Seth and Marquez arrive at the same time so nothing happens but Diana finally tells everyone that Ross tried to rape her the previous year, and Adam stopped him, so Summer ends things with Adam and goes home with Diana. The rest of the book is basically summer learning to scuba dive with Seth and falling in love with him. Diana being suicidal and planning to kill herself. And Marquez spending time trying to get over TJ but also thinking that TJ is Summers long lost brother. The last third of the book is spent with Summer and Seth as they are scuba diving and trapped in an underwater cave overnight. During this time, Diana, decides to confront Ross’s family about the attempted rape. She secretly tape records and videotapes a meeting with his father, who also happens to be a senator. When she gets back home, her mother finds the recording and destroys it because she’s afraid to fight the Senator. But unbeknownst to her mother Diana takes the videotape to the police and that’s where the book ends. So of course I have to read book three.
The book starts immediately after the last book with the figure at Summers door, who turns out to be Ross. But Diana Seth and Marquez arrive at the same time so nothing happens but Diana finally tells everyone that Ross tried to rape her the previous year, and Adam stopped him, so Summer ends things with Adam and goes home with Diana. The rest of the book is basically summer learning to scuba dive with Seth and falling in love with him. Diana being suicidal and planning to kill herself. And Marquez spending time trying to get over TJ but also thinking that TJ is Summers long lost brother. The last third of the book is spent with Summer and Seth as they are scuba diving and trapped in an underwater cave overnight. During this time, Diana, decides to confront Ross’s family about the attempted rape. She secretly tape records and videotapes a meeting with his father, who also happens to be a senator. When she gets back home, her mother finds the recording and destroys it because she’s afraid to fight the Senator. But unbeknownst to her mother Diana takes the videotape to the police and that’s where the book ends. So of course I have to read book three.
August 13, 2024
I’m giving this book a high rating, largely because of the nostalgia it brings me. Re-reading this series has been such an enjoyable experience. I found July's Promise even better than the original—it really hooked me with its storyline. I honestly can’t recall how it ends, so I’m excited to dive into August and finally see how it all wraps up!
September 21, 2024
3.5 stars!
June 27, 2020
Summer's (and friends') adventures continue in Seth Wants More, the second instalment in the Making Waves (UK) series. Summer discovers a nasty truth about Adam, when Diana comes clean about the reasons behind their break-up and her subsequent depression. Diana comes up with a plan to take down the powerful Merrick family. Summer and Seth get closer...with almost disastrous results. And Marquez finds herself torn between J.T. (who is now dating Lianne) and Diver (who still isn't interested in dating anyone). Lots of tension here!
I enjoyed this book quite a lot, although not as much as Summer Can't Choose. This is actually the first book I read in the series, and you'd think that fact would mean I have the warm fuzzies towards it, but I can't quite seem to warm to Seth. I can't explain this, because he seems like a decent guy. Far nicer than Adam (who I actually really liked, and still feel sorry for).
Although Seth does have his moments. For example:
He pointed with his hammer at the floor. "I'll get the rest of the tile laid in here before noon. That way the adhesive can dry by this evening. I'll grout it tomorrow."
"Grout?" Summer grinned.
"Sure, grout. What? What's funny about grout?"
"I don't know, just the word. Grout. Grout. I've never known anyone who used the word grout in casual conversation before."
Seth smiled his reticent smile. "I'll try to watch my use of that word."
"No, I like it. It's so...you know, so real. it's a guy word, like transmission or yo or, I don't know, like dude."
"So if I go around saying, 'Yo, dude, let's grout that transmission,' you'll know I'm a guy?" He made a face. "Of course, I'd have to be a stupid guy, to grout a transmission."
Yeah, I still LOLed at that as much as I did fifteen years ago.
So Sethie has his moments. But I don't feel warm and fuzzy about him the way I did about Adam (or Austin, later in the series) and I can't work out why. Oh well.
Summer is as charming as ever here, and we get to see Diana and Marquez in much more detail. It's nice to see Diana as something more than an irritable shell and a depressed interior, and Marquez is shown to be paradoxically both shallower and deeper than in book 1. I'm liking Marquez a lot here - while she's got that cool, selfish exterior that doesn't want to get involved in anyone else's problems, she's also got a tender enough heart to be there for her friends, even if it means getting sucked into the emotional stuff that she tries so hard to avoid.
All three girls are battling with themselves in this book, I think - Summer with her feelings for three boys and her good-girl image, Diana with her depression and suicidal thoughts, and Marquez with the two sides of her; the cool, unemotional future lawyer that she wants to be, and the passionate, caring, vibrant artist that she is.
I like all three girls a lot, so here's hoping they win their battles in the books to come.
All in all, I enjoyed Seth Wants More a lot, and am looking forward to the rest of the series!
I enjoyed this book quite a lot, although not as much as Summer Can't Choose. This is actually the first book I read in the series, and you'd think that fact would mean I have the warm fuzzies towards it, but I can't quite seem to warm to Seth. I can't explain this, because he seems like a decent guy. Far nicer than Adam (who I actually really liked, and still feel sorry for).
Although Seth does have his moments. For example:
He pointed with his hammer at the floor. "I'll get the rest of the tile laid in here before noon. That way the adhesive can dry by this evening. I'll grout it tomorrow."
"Grout?" Summer grinned.
"Sure, grout. What? What's funny about grout?"
"I don't know, just the word. Grout. Grout. I've never known anyone who used the word grout in casual conversation before."
Seth smiled his reticent smile. "I'll try to watch my use of that word."
"No, I like it. It's so...you know, so real. it's a guy word, like transmission or yo or, I don't know, like dude."
"So if I go around saying, 'Yo, dude, let's grout that transmission,' you'll know I'm a guy?" He made a face. "Of course, I'd have to be a stupid guy, to grout a transmission."
Yeah, I still LOLed at that as much as I did fifteen years ago.
So Sethie has his moments. But I don't feel warm and fuzzy about him the way I did about Adam (or Austin, later in the series) and I can't work out why. Oh well.
Summer is as charming as ever here, and we get to see Diana and Marquez in much more detail. It's nice to see Diana as something more than an irritable shell and a depressed interior, and Marquez is shown to be paradoxically both shallower and deeper than in book 1. I'm liking Marquez a lot here - while she's got that cool, selfish exterior that doesn't want to get involved in anyone else's problems, she's also got a tender enough heart to be there for her friends, even if it means getting sucked into the emotional stuff that she tries so hard to avoid.
All three girls are battling with themselves in this book, I think - Summer with her feelings for three boys and her good-girl image, Diana with her depression and suicidal thoughts, and Marquez with the two sides of her; the cool, unemotional future lawyer that she wants to be, and the passionate, caring, vibrant artist that she is.
I like all three girls a lot, so here's hoping they win their battles in the books to come.
All in all, I enjoyed Seth Wants More a lot, and am looking forward to the rest of the series!
July 4, 2013
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July's Promise is the second book in the Summer series. It picks up the story right where the first leaves off.
I felt like the this book had more excitement than the first one but I found it to be pretty unrealistic. The dialogue is great and the plot is good, just sometimes it made me roll my eyes. As I'm writing this I've already read the third book and I get the 2nd and 3rd confused. So I'm just going to review my overall thoughts there!
In conclusion, I still think this is a cute series. The characters are easy to relate to and all have very different personalities. If you liked the first book in this series, I definitely recommend you read the second. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
July's Promise is the second book in the Summer series. It picks up the story right where the first leaves off.
I felt like the this book had more excitement than the first one but I found it to be pretty unrealistic. The dialogue is great and the plot is good, just sometimes it made me roll my eyes. As I'm writing this I've already read the third book and I get the 2nd and 3rd confused. So I'm just going to review my overall thoughts there!
In conclusion, I still think this is a cute series. The characters are easy to relate to and all have very different personalities. If you liked the first book in this series, I definitely recommend you read the second. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
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June 15, 201478/100 I lil borning....
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