After Summer

This summer is different. School is over for Alex Delaney, and he's waiting for his university acceptance, only seventeen days away. The waiting is killing him. He's not expecting much from summer. Bodysurfing, TV, but mainly waiting.

So he's not ready for the girl who cuts past him on a wave. Not at all prepared for her perfect balance on the board, the elegant muscles of her shoulders and back. Just a girl. Compelling green eyes, golden skin, something graceful and elusive about her. Summer is about to change.

Author: Nick Earls
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 05/02/2005
Pages: 226
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 7.24h x 5.20w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9780618457816

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 87405 / After Summer


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/2005 pg. 472
Publishers Weekly 05/16/2005 pg. 64
Kliatt 07/01/2005 pg. 19
Booklist 07/01/2005 pg. 1915
School Library Journal 07/01/2005 pg. 102
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2005 pg. 576
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 333 - Superior,Well Above Average
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2005 pg. 300 - Recommended - Better Than Most

About the Author
Earls, Nick: - Nick Earls lives in Brisbane, Australia, where he writes for both children and adults. His previous Graphia book, 48 Shades of Brown, won Australia's Children's Book Council Book of the Year for Older Readers. It also received the following praise: