Ask Amy Green: Summer Secrets

Ask Amy Green #2

by Sarah Webb

Amy is trapped in family vacation hell- until she and Clover, her teenage aunt, get a chance to interview a hot U.S. movie star with a secret.
(Age 11 and up)

Could this summer be any worse? Thirteen-year-old Amy’s dreamy boyfriend, Seth, is off to Rome, while she gets to spend two weeks on a tiny Irish island with a nagging mom and a neurotic aunt locked in a feud, not to mention a crazy stepdad and a surly cousin. Good thing Clover, teen advice columnist supreme, is there to keep Amy from going completely nuts! It doesn’t help Amy’s changeable mood that Seth keeps mentioning some girl in his e-mails, or that Amy feels an electric attraction to the mysterious young gardener next door. So when The Goss magazine unexpectedly sends Clover to glitzy Miami to write a revealing piece on a hot young actor (with Amy as her sidekick, of course) it couldn’t come at a better time. U.S. of A-mazing- here they come!

Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Middle Grade

288 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2010

About the author

Sarah Webb is an award-winning children’s writer. Her books include Blazing a Trail: Irish Women who Changed the World (illustrated by Lauren O’Neill) and A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea: Favourite Rhymes from an Irish Childhood (illustrated by Steve McCarthy), both winners of Irish Book Awards.

Sarah also runs creative writing clubs for children and teens, reviews children’s books for the Irish Independent, and programmes children’s and family events for book festivals and MoLI (Museum of Literature Ireland). She also works part-time in a children’s bookshop.

Sarah is passionate about bringing children and books together and was awarded the Children’s Books Ireland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Books in Ireland.
Her latest book, The Little Beekeeper of Henrietta Street (illustrated by Rachel Corcoran) was published in 2021.

www.sarahwebb.ie
Twitter: @sarahwebbishere
Instagram: @sarahwebbwriter

Reviews

[Sarah]

This is one of the best books I've ever read. I love the way Sarah Webb creates the Lough Ine village and house on the island as in real life there is just a small pier and no shops or pubs to be seen! I can relate to the story because my Dad is from just up 'the road' and attended Lough Ine School when it was open (a lonnnnnnng time ago) and I know all the places she talks about in the story. I love the Amy Green books anyways!

[Sunday]

Is it me or should a thirteen year old girl NOT be on a beach making out with her boyfriend (thanks to "comprehensive kissing lessons" from her 17-year-old cousin Clover) in the first chapter of this book? Just the description - "I put one lege on either side of his and sit on his lap; then, leaning forward I tilt my head a little. Our lips connect. Zing! kThere goes the elctricity again, radiating out from my lips; within seconds, my whole body feels tingly. I open my mouth a bit and feel the warm tip of his tongue against mine."
Really?

[Anne]

Although I am well past my teenage years, I enjoyed this story of Amy Green and her quirky aunt Clover and I think it would especially appeal to girls aged from 12 to 16.

It is well written and covers some very topical subjects that most teenage girls will relate to - from parent's separation, boyfriend trouble to arguing with Mum and fashion.

This is a down to earth read, realistic problems and well rounded characters who have their faults yet are believable and likeable.

An enjoyable read that I would recommend.

[Poppy]

I love this book !!

[HieronymusBrit]

so awesome gramps almost got killed

[Jessica O shea]

I love this book so much! It's really funny,dramatic,exciting love it so much 10/10! :)

[Joana234]

i love all amy green books.the first one is the best.

[Jessica Tilley]

its a really good book.i have one of these books a my high school and they have lots of sarah webs books there and I enjoy reading them

[Gail]

Cute YA story set in Ireland with a side trip to Miami. Amy Green has to go on vacation with her extended family. This includes her 17-year-old aunt Clover, her grandpa (Clover's dad), her mom and mom's boyfriend, plus assorted other toddlers, infants, obnoxious cousins, an older aunt who gets in rivalry with mom, etc. Plus her boyfriend goes off to Italy on vacay, and there's a seriously cute boy working as the vacation home's gardener. And Amy gets to go to Miami with Clover to interview a movie star. Lots of stuff going on. It's light, fluffy-- a good summer read. I liked it.

[Amaya B.]

I don’t like clovers tips on how to get a boy they were sexist and page 168 where she was flaunting herself “left wearing skimpy vest top...flutter hands over her barely covered heaving chest,” I felt sorry for David and I think Dennis is a psycho - how can my man say he wants to torture babies because slugs don’t scream huhhh

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ]

It was good. A few twists. A decent YA teen book.

[Aizebeokhai Miracle]

Write a review (optional) I love the first one .I just wish I could read the second one but my data is not enough anyone out there if you have read it please send it to me. thank you.

[jefna]

dont cheat kids

[Ogechi]

Nice bookk

[giorgia]

bello molto bello

[Rita]

LA FINE

Gli ultimi romanzi della serie "Le ragazzine", ovvero la fine, la fin, the end. Sono quelli di cui ricordo poco o nulla, a cui ho assegnato una o due stelline, sicuramente perché iniziavo a spulciare i grandi classici della letteratura e quindi i primi non reggevano il confronto. Improvvisamente, mi sono balzati agli occhi tutti i loro difetti: la banalità, la prevedibilità o la brevità, di fronte alle quali mi annoiavo a morte.

Se "Marta sempre più matta", "Chi dice boy dice guai!" e "È il primo giorno di vacanza" avevano dalla loro le fantastiche Amy Green e Marta, "Rockstar fuori sfigato dentro!" e "Cercavo un amico..." sono finiti completamente nel dimenticatoio perché completamente anonimi.

[Nancy H]

This is a cute and quick read for younger teens about 13 -year-old Amy, a girl in Ireland whose family goes to an island for the summer. Clover, her older journalist cousin comes along, which makes it more fun Amy. There is a lot happening in the plot: Amy meets a new boy, has to decide whether or not to keep the boyfriend who gone to Italy, gets her first period, plays matchmaker for her grandfather, goes to an interview in Miami with her cousin, saves her brother from drowning - almost too much for one book, but if you suspend your disbelief, it is a fun read.

[Peggy]

It has been quite awhile since I experienced teen girl angst over boys, clothes, social status, etc., and I am not particularly anxious to re-live that stage, so this book was not really my style, but I think it is a fun book for teen girls. The author is from Ireland, and seeing the different uses of words was fun. It is pretty shallow but does capture a lot of the physical and emotional upheaval in a young girl's life.

[Stephanie]

The book Ask Amy Green is great.I believe that this book would have text to self because i can really relate to this book. I'm sure many people can. My life is preety much the same comparing to this girls life. I understand how she feels and it just really compares twards my life .It's a very good book and i really enjoyed reading it.

[Missy]

Amy is a cute character with a quirky family in a completely improbable set of circumstances. (Feel free to stick a fantasy sticker on this one). While it's a quick and painless read, there are loads of cute and zippy stories out there -- no real reason to choose this one over the others. It it's the only thing on the shelf, pick it up. Otherwise, keep browsing.

[Yapha]

I probably would have liked it more if I had read the first one, but it is a fun read. Perfect summer novel for middle-school girls, it has a little of everything -- boyfriends, break-ups, crushes, movie stars, and Jimmy Choos.

ARC provided by publisher

[librarianh20]

I started listening to Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging while I was reading this, and I am sad to say Amy is nowhere near as funny as Georgia. But the Amy Green series is fun, heart-warming, and delightfully age-appropriate.

[Sam]

I just finished listening to the audio of this book! It was so great! I can't get their Irish accents out of my head. :) This makes me especially happy because with the first book I was having trouble with that. But now I feel as if the characters are my friends.

[Mokamonkey]

Cute enough, but not anything I'd seek out the sequel to.

[Jodie]

Nothing special about this book, just your usual teen chick flick book.

[Margie]

Just plain fun is the best way to describe this sequel to the author's first Amy Green title. Girls in grades 6 - 9 will find this a wonderful romp.

[Marina]

It was a fun read.

[Carly]

The main character's actions are too mature for her age. I hope my daughter doesn't act like this when she's 13. The story in general is fun though.

[Amy Hegarty]

Great book couldn't put it down great plot

[Dora]

grate story line