G521 Book Review of The Grown ups by Robin Antalek
Name of Book: The Grown Ups Author: Robin Antalek ISBN: 978-0-06-230247-2 Publisher: William Morrow Type of book: Growing up, friendship, romance, first loves, careers, milestones, divorce, close friendships, finding self, teen years, 1997-2012, New York, New Jersey, family, abandonment Year it was published: 2015 Summary: From the author of The Summer We Fell Apart, an evocative and emotionally resonant coming-of-age novel involving three friends that explores what it means to be happy, what it means to grow up, and how difficult it is to do both together The summer he’s fifteen, Sam enjoys, for a few secret months, the unexpected attention of Suzie Epstein. For reasons Sam doesn’t entirely understand, he and Suzie keep their budding relationship hidden from their close knit group of friends. But as the summer ends, Sam’s world unexpectedly shatters twice: Suzie’s parents are moving to a new city to save their marriage, and his own mother has suddenly left the ...