Loved itIt's heart-wrenching and it's sad at times and happy at times and there's all these emotions that Amanda howls creates that feel so real hard to believe that it's actually just words on a page because the emotions come to life so much
The Summer of Skinny Dipping (2010)
Others: Positive While spending the summer in the Hamptons, sixteen-year-old Mia is disappointed that her cousin Corinne has grown so distant, but when she meets the irresistible and adventurous boy next door, everything changes for the better.
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- 9781402238628
- Length:
- 304 pages
Genres: young adult
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