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That Summer (Turtleback School & Library)
That Summer (Turtleback School & Library) | Sarah Dessen
32 posts | 121 read | 19 to read
For fifteen-years-old Haven, life is changing too quickly. She's nearly six feet tall, her father is getting remarried, and her sister--the always perfect Ashley--is planning a wedding of her own. Haven wishes things could just go back to the way they were. Then an old boyfriend of Ashley's reenters the picture, and through him, Haven sees the past for what it really was, and comes to grips with the future.
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TamTracy
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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Mehso-so

Not my favorite book. Not much really happens. Just a story about a girl who is finding herself as a teen. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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guidosophia
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
Panpan

and this book reminded me why i don‘t like sarah dessen. just immature and annoying. i also can‘t fathom how these two books are put together to make one movie since they‘re so different. ashley did remind me of someone tho….

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Crystal83
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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Pickpick

This was a book that I received for my birthday last year and I am just now getting to it. I have a lot of Sarah Dessen books, I found that I could identify with Haven a lot!!! It was a great summer read, I am glad that I finally got around to reading this book.

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KimberlyJuracich
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
Pickpick

It‘s cute coming of age story. Sarah dessen does it again!

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bree_reads
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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To make this summer feel a little bit more like summer (the temperature is still unbearably hot...but there's a lot less of my favorite summer activities happening) I decided to dig into all of the Sarah Dessen novels I've accumulated over the years (spoiler: it's all of her books) and do a COMPLETE re-read starting from the beginning.

So Welcome to Dessen-athon Book No. 1 (and stay-at-home book No. 31): That Summer.

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freeatlast1137
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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Pickpick

Haven is 15, too tall, and not ready for change but that is all what the summer brings: two marriages, her best friend's first breakup and the star model of her small town having a breakdown. And all Haven wanted was to go back to the summer where her sister was nice and her parents were together.

I actually liked this book more now than when I was a teen. It is a cute, quick coming of age story.

Texreader Great photo! 4y
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MicheleCroft
That Summer | Sarah Dessen

Sometimes things don't turn out the way you want them to. Sometimes the people you choose to believe are wrong.
--Ashley

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MicheleCroft
That Summer | Sarah Dessen

Sometimes there isn't a good guy and a bad guy. Sometimes even the ones you want to believe turn out to be liars.
--Ashley

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MicheleCroft
That Summer | Sarah Dessen

I resented everyone lately.

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MicheleCroft
That Summer | Sarah Dessen

It's funny how one summer can change everything. It must be something about the heat and the smell of chlorine, fresh-cut grass and honeysuckle, asphalt sizzling after late-day thunderstorms, the steam rising while everything drips around it. Something about long, lazy days and whirring air conditioners and bright plastic flip-flops from the drugstore thwacking down the street. Something about fall being so close, another year.....

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esurient
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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#bookgossip Article slants one way, the comments are divided, and the only thing the commenters seem to agree on is that Nicholas Sparks is pretentious.

I am boggled that so many big-name authors have weighed in on this. I've legit never heard of Dessen before this, not that I'm really knowledgeable about the YA field.

https://jezebel.com/bestselling-authors-band-together-to-dunk-on-a-college-18398...

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AprilMae
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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📚 Tagged book
🎬 Beaches
🎶 Some Beach- Blake Shelton

#manicmonday @JoScho

JoScho Thanks for playing 😊🖤🐚 5y
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chlolovesbooks
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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imabusybee
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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Mehso-so

Quick read I just wish it was longer.

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imabusybee
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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Trying to forget about the cold and rainy weather.

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imabusybee
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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I did do a little walking today finally. #LitsyWalkers

julesG Wow! 👏👏👏 6y
mabell Great total!! 6y
rockpools 👏👏👏👏 6y
Kaye Great job 🌷 6y
DarcysMom Awesome step count! 6y
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PagesByTheWater
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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#friyayintro @howjessreads
1. Read minds!
2. Tagged
3. Yes: Take JLPT N3 and Take better care of myself
4. The Great British Baking Show
5. Of course!

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PagesByTheWater
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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Mehso-so

Another one hard to relate to, but easier to read as Haven is much less winey than Halley. I can relate to how she feels about all the changes coming so suddenly in her life and her parents divorce, but that‘s about it. I was never close to my sisters and still am not, And this felt more geared towards that than to romance, like some of her novels are. Still a nice read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
#DessenNewYear

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PagesByTheWater
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You guys! I just found out the library by my house does early literacy programs even for BABIES! I‘m so excited it looks like they have one almost everyday! Perfect excuse to go the library often and check out books for the both of us!
#library #librariesareawesome

BookishMarginalia That‘s amazing! 6y
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PagesByTheWater
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Continuing my #DessenNewYear with That Summer. I can‘t quite remember my original thoughts on it, but I‘m sure I liked it since it‘s still on my shelf. And for good measure I decided to read all my paperback copies before my hard copies.
#tbr

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ashley_o13
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1. 86 😁📖
2. 120 🙏🏻
3. That's a tough choice
4. Hocus pocus the sequel 🎃👻🧙🏻‍♀️

#2018checkin

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coffees
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Bailedbailed

This book felt like a waste for me. It follows Haven as her world is being torn apart: her father is remarrying, her sister is getting married and moving, her best friend is experiencing her first love, and even her mother is starting to pick herself up from the divorce

It talks about how naive we can be to adult issues with characters I couldn't grow to care about. Even at the end, Haven growing felt too sudden. 2/5 on Goodreads

#contemporary

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JacintaMCarter
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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JacintaMCarter
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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Chasing_Pages
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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I'm obsessed with Sarah Dessen books which our all #setinthesummer Love them all!
(Photo credit to google)
#SplashIntoSummerReads

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Jas16
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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Here are some books with summer in the titles. This is a rare stack of only books I have read. #summerreads #riotgrams

LeslieO The Summer of My German Soldier brings back memories! 7y
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collectorofwords
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
Panpan

Boring, boring, boring.
Nothing happened for 75% of the book. If it was much longer, I'd have given up.

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annzah
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
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I said at the start of my holiday that I would get round to reading Sarah Dessen - now, with some 40 hours to go, I'm finally there!

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maximoffs
That Summer | Sarah Dessen
Mehso-so

My least favourite SD book.