The Summer of Naked Swim Parties

"This book will make you laugh and cry in public." --Larry Doyle, author of I Love You, Beth Cooper

Jessica Anya Blau's passionate and poignant debut novel of one girl's coming of age in 1970s southern California, replete with stoners, hippies, surfers, bitchy girlfriends, first love, first heartbreak, and OPI shorts

Jamie Green will remember "the summer of naked swim parties" for the rest of her life. It's the summer in which she has her first serious boyfriend, Flip, who is three years older and comes with friends for Jamie's friends; it's the summer in which Jamie's older sister is away at Outward Bound, leaving Jamie with her parents (and very often the house) to herself; it's the summer in which Jamie's parents throw naked swim parties, leaving Jamie cringing with embarrassment. And it's the summer in which Jamie will be forced to confront love, loss, family, and heartbreak for the very first time.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 05/27/2008
ISBN: 9780061452024
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.43w x 0.78d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/25/2008 pg. 46
Booklist 04/15/2008 pg. 26
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2008 - Recommended - Better Than Most