

A Girl Named Summer
Author: Julie Garwood
Narrator: Kate Reinders
Unabridged: 3 hr 46 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 07/30/2013
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Romance, Girls & Women
Author: Julie Garwood
Narrator: Kate Reinders
Unabridged: 3 hr 46 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 07/30/2013
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Romance, Girls & Women
I do not remember learning that an author had not learned how to read herself until the age of 11. But that was the case with author, Julie Garwood. She missed so much school with having a tonsillectomy at age six, the nobody realized that she did not complete her education in reading, and was not discovered until age 11. Amazing that the same child would grow up as Julie Garwood, a very successful American author. Her Irish heritage was an important force in her growing, as well as adult years. She also contributes her success to being the sixth of seven children. She says that relatively early she discovered that to be noticed in such a large family, her self-expression had to be "forceful, imaginative, and quick"!!!
Garwood's loyal readers seem to enjoy her poignant sense of humor, just as well as her ability to steer her readers toward crying and falling in love. Her mission with each book is to transport her readers to another world, after which they will feel like they have been in a great adventure.
Through local writer's conferences, Garwood met her future agent, even though she had never intended to become a professional writer. She lives in Leawood Kansas, and is currently writing tell notes for her next novel.
I finished reading the book.It teaches honesty!The highlighted part in here is that "you don't have to formulate lies (white lies or not) just to get someone's attention or just to be loved by others".One must be loved by someone for who she really is and not because of what she is and of what she h......more
This was a sweet young adult novel. This is Garwood's first novel and it feels a bit dated. I still enjoyed it, however. There is a romantic thread that rubs through the books, but the story is really about Summer's journey in finding herself.......more
This is one of those young adult romances like I remember reading when I was younger. It felt true to life and a situation I could easily see anyone getting into. Sure, Summer is a 15 year-old girl, but I could see myself getting into a similar situation as a woman a couple of decades older. Summer i......more