One Sentence Review: Nice enough little story but unfortunately it's a bit hard to remember after you've closed the covers.

Gentle story, no neglectful parents or kids who are the chosen ones needing to save the world. And the main character does some real growing up. I loved it.

I thought this book was amazing! I was sad it was over! I just wanted it to keep going on and on. This book is about a girl named Lucy who every summer goes down to her house by the ocean with her dad. But this time also with his girlfriend. Lucy must struggle her dads girlfriend, the annoying kid from school, and the memories of her mother who passed away when she was six.

Wasn't what I expected. Thought the characters were a bit too childish for their age (always running away from situations! Like that helps anything) and the writing was awkward and choppy. Reminds me of another book with that similar plot, but I liked the other one a little more.

This is a great summer story that deals with how you handle change - change in your family, change in the places you know and love, and change in yourself. One of my favorite things about the story was how Lucy takes on real responsibility by organizing a summer camp for the kids at the Point. Her frustrations and successes are very believable, and it's great to kids choosing responsibility and dealing with the consequences in a real way. When the kids aren't enjoying the camp, she has to come to the realization that she can't make them be happy - she can only do her best. I've never been to Maine, but along with [b:The Penderwicks at Point Mouette|8774104|The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (The Penderwicks, #3)|Jeanne Birdsall|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1300539945s/8774104.jpg|13647613], this will make you want to spend a summer there. Recommended, especially to girls who like realistic stories or enjoy babysitting.

There is a line near the end of the story that completely applies to this book- "don't judge a book by its cover". We've all heard it before and they are talking about people in the story - but it is absolutely true for this book. The cover is horrible. I probably wouldn't have picked this up if it weren't for the fact that Karen Day is a local author- AND she mentioned the local public librarians and one of my fellow school librarians in the acknowledgments Very cool.

This was a quick, easy read, but very nice. It reminded me of a Sarah Dessen book but with younger characters. I loved the setting and the plot. I FELT relaxed in this setting and loved it.

This dog, gosh I wanted this dog. Can I have Superior?

I loved the issues and everything about the book. It was shorter than I normally like, so it was quick. It was easy but I still loved it.

I would be more interested in reading from Karen Day, I should look into that...

LOVED IT! will review soon.