Jersey Angel

Name: Jersey Angel
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Beth Ann Bauman
ISBN: 9780307968890

Author: Beth Ann Bauman

Narrator: Jaclyn Gaines

Unabridged: 4 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 05/08/2012

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Girls & Women

Synopsis

It's the summer before senior year and the alluring Angel is ready to have fun. She's not like her best friend, Inggy, who has a steady boyfriend, good grades, and college plans. Angel isn't sure what she wants to do yet, but she has confidence and experience beyond her years. Still, her summer doesn't start out as planned. Her good friend Joey doesn't want to fool around anymore, he wants to be her boyfriend, while Angel doesn't want to be tied down. As Joey pulls away, and Inggy tours colleges, Angel finds herself spending more time with Inggy's boyfriend, Cork. With its cast of vivid and memorable characters, this tale from the Jersey shore is sure to make some waves.

About The Author

Beth Ann Bauman is the author of the short-story collection Beautiful Girls and the young adult novel Rosie and Skate, which was a New York Times Editors’ Choice and a Booklist Editors’ Choice, as well as a Booklist Top 10 for Youth in two categories. She lives in New York City but will always be a Jersey girl at heart.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marc

I like the way Beth Bauman writes and she has a bold hand that I trust. No sugar coated overly dramatic depictions of sex and no Vampires (thank goodness!) and no Snooki. Jersey Angel is just a really raw look at a believably promiscuous teen trying to find the confidence to face the reality of her......more

Goodreads review by Jason

A great summer read, Jersey Angel will be perfect by the pool or at the shore. If you are looking for a plot driven book, this is not for you. Jersey Angel is a slice of life story about a girl who is trying to come to terms with her future, her sexuality, her social status, and life in general. It......more

Goodreads review by D

Jersey Angel takes a unusually candid look at teen promiscuity for a young adult novel. At the outset, narrator Angel Cassonetti is pretty much ruled by her id. She has a see/want/take attitude towards food (this might be a tough book for dieters) and boys. She sort of works, but selects her employm......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

This was a fun read. A thoughtful, nuanced, and in-depth look at dating, sexuality, friendship, and school. It's also fun, suspenseful, and dramatic -- a page-turner. Very satisfying. And unlike some other reviewers, I loved the ending! I don't want to give too much away, but I'll just say this: Angel......more

Quotes

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, March 19, 2012:
“One can almost smell salt and sunscreen in the air in this soulful and insightful coming-of-age story.”

Review, The New York Times Book Review, May 13, 2012:
“Whatever the resolution to Angel’s story, it is clear that with Bauman— whether she’s Judy Blume’s successor or not—the genre is in good hands.”