City Love: 1 - Softcover

Colasanti, Susane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062307703 ISBN 13: 9780062307705

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books, 2016

Synopsis

In this first book of a captivating new series by bestselling author Susane Colasanti, three girls share a Manhattan apartment the summer before college begins. City Love captures the essence of summer love, self-discovery, and sisterhood, a perfect fit for fans of Sarah Dessen, Jenny Han, and Jennifer E. Smith.

This summer will change everything for Sadie, Darcy, and Rosanna. Sadie is all about dreaming big and following her heart, hoping her soul mate is right around the corner. Darcy wants a summer of boy adventures with New York City as her playground. Rosanna is running from dark secrets of her past, desperate to reinvent herself. With no parents, no rules, and an entire city to explore, these three girls are on the verge of the best summer of their lives.

Told from alternating points of view, City Love resonates with the moments when everything is thrilling, amazing, and terrifying all at once . . . in a way it will never be again.

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Review

Praise for City Love: Smart girl chick-lit. --Kirkus Reviews"

Readers will feel the strong, vibrant pulse of city life as Colasanti traces the romantic encounters of three incoming college freshman, who are as enamored with their West Village neighborhood and newfound independence as they are with the boys who steal their hearts. --Publishers Weekly"

The strength of this work lies in its reverence for New York City culture and its ability to capture the excitement of embarking on a new adventure. --School Library Journal"

Praise for Susane Colasanti: Realistic dialogue, multi-layered characters, musical references and issues that matter most to teens make this story happen. Like Sarah Dessen, Colasanti knows how teens operate. --Kirkus on When It Happens"

Colasanti ably captures the teenage voice. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) on Take Me There"

Colasanti presents an authentic picture of how complicated it is to be a teenager, especially one in love. --Publishers Weekly on Waiting for You"

A romantic page-turner. --ALA Booklist on Something Like Fate"

Colasanti ably captures the teenage voice through language that is real and not forced. Her easy writing style will speak to teen readers. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) on Take Me There"

Colasanti has a knack of sustaining the heart-pounding suspense of young love for the length of a novel while managing to make it read, charmingly, like a conversation. --The Philadelphia Inquirer on Waiting for You"

Colasanti has her finger on the pulse of teenage dialogue and emotions. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) on Something Like Fate"

From the Back Cover

Sadie, Darcy, and Rosanna are living together in New York City the summer before their freshman year of college begins. With no parents, no rules, and an entire city to explore, these three girls are on the verge of the best summer of their lives.

Sadie is a native New Yorker. She is hopeful, romantic, and an eternal optimist who is ready to find her soul mate. Then she meets her dream boy: cute, funny, and quirky in all the right ways. The chemistry between them is unreal. Could he be the one?

Darcy is a free spirit from SoCal with rebellious tendencies and unlimited financial resources. Moving to New York City is just another adventure for her. Darcy wants this summer to be all about boy adventures--nothing serious. But how much fun is too much?

Rosanna leaves Chicago for NYC so she can put her past behind her and reinvent herself. The only thing standing in her way is the grand total of seventy-three cents she has saved. Then she meets a guy who wants to show her the glamorous side of New York--a side that she would never get to experience on her own. If Rosanna doesn't resist, she may find herself in city love.

Told from alternating points of view, City Love captures the moments in each girl's life when everything is thrilling, amazing, and terrifying all at once . . . in a way it will never be again.

About this edition

• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0062307703
• ISBN 13: 9780062307705
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352