Summer in the City
Jul 2009 · Sold by Harper Collins
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Athletic Jamie isn't sure about spending the summer in the city with her romance–novel–writing mum.
But when she meets irresistible Josh, Jamie realizes she could probably use all the romance advice she can get! Trading small-town Michigan for a quirky Baltimore row house sounded simple enough, but dodging her mother’s steamy plot outlines is proving harder than guarding a full-court press.
Wrangling middle-school campers on the court is easy compared to deciphering mixed signals from a Hopkins midfielder who turns every practice drill into an endurance test. Throw in an artsy college poet taking her on dates in his Jeep, and her summer routine is running on overdrive:
Lacrosse camp 9 a.m.–noon (can't be late! "Coach" Josh will freak out)
Basketball camp 1:00–4:00 (so many screaming kids. . . )
Shopping with Mona 4:30 (finally a break)
Date with Andrew 7:30 (he's so perfect. . . isn't he?)
- Sports Romance: A one-on-one battle on a rusty alley hoop turns competitive sparks into serious heat when Josh crashes the boards and refuses to let Jamie play it safe.
- Romantic Comedy: Between a mysterious pink satin rose from a quirky street festival and costume chaos in the school library, Jamie’s summer plans keep taking hilarious turns.
- YA Romance: When smooth college poet Andrew circulates an over-the-top poem about their kiss to the entire camp staff, Jamie must figure out who is genuinely in her corner.
- Forced Proximity: Sharing camp fields, dining hall tables, and athletic cleanup duties puts Jamie and Josh in close quarters where neither can ignore the tension.
- Also by This Author: Love at First Click.
Athletic Jamie isn't sure about spending the summer in the city with her romance–novel–writing mum.
But when she meets irresistible Josh, Jamie realizes she could probably use all the romance advice she can get! Trading small-town Michigan for a quirky Baltimore row house sounded simple enough, b...
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Jaime is tired of living with her dad when he's dating one of her school teachers, and its not because she doesnt like him, it because she's jealous that he has a romantic love life and she doesnt. So Jaime moves all the way to Maryland with her mother, a well known romance novel writer. when Jaime starts to get jealous of her mother too, she finds her oun love life, but it isnt Andrew, the boy every girl dreams of. it's her coach,Josh, an irresistable boy no older then herself. Was he the one who threw a rose in her lap? was he her Hon? Will they live happily ever after? Read the book and find out. :)
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December 7, 2009
SUMMER IN THE CITY is a novel based around sports, boys, and romance in the big city of Baltimore, Maryland, where Jamie is going to attend college in the fall. I didn't know if I was going to like this book at first, but I'm happy to say I was pleasantly surprised! I'm not a big sports fan, but this book had enough romance in it to keep me interested!
Jamie's parents divorced a long time ago and she lives with her dad. She and her father are very close because Jamie is really into sports and her dad is a football coach. She is the kind of girl that all the guys like hanging out with but not going out with. Her dad wants to take her and her school counselor (his girlfriend) up to their cabin for a summer of camping -- but that doesn't sound so appealing anymore. So instead Jamie goes to spend the summer with her mom, who is an ex-middle school teacher who became a romance writer.
Jamie's dad finds a lacrosse camp to enroll her in to give her something to do while she is there. She ends up getting a job helping run a basketball camp for underprivileged children. She loves basketball and the kids so she has a lot of fun!
You have to read the book to find out all of Jamie's romantic adventures in the city!
Alyssa Johnson
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June 29, 2013
This is one of the best summer romance books I've read, except for the mild cussing, it was amazing!! I definitely recommend it. If you'd anything like me you'll fall for Josh as soon as he's introduced in the book. :) It's a cheap, teen-summer romance book and it only took me a couple of hours in the middle of the night to read straight through. BUY IT NOW!!!!
About the author
Elizabeth Chandler has written picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, and young adult romances (including the popular Kissed By an Angel trilogy) under a variety of names. As Mary Claire Helldorfer, she lives in Baltimore, MD, and loves stories, cats, baseball, and Bob—not necessarily in that order.
Elizabeth Chandler has written picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, and young adult romances (including the popular Kissed By an Angel trilogy) under a variety of names. As Mary Claire Helldorfer, she lives in Baltimore, MD, and loves stories, cats, baseball, and Bob—not necessarily...
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