The Summer of Skinny Dipping

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With sweetness, humor, and a tragic-but-hopeful end, Summer of Skinny Dipping is sure to dazzle tween and teen readers alike.

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The Summer of Skinny Dipping

Sixteen year-old Mia has sworn off romance for good in the wake of her breakup with a cheating boyfriend. She’s hoping that a summer on the Long Island shore with her glamorous cousins will take her mind off her troubles and allow her to relive idyllic childhood summers past. But when she arrives in East Hampton, her cousins are distant, moody, and caught up with a bad crowd…and Mia finds soon herself lonelier than ever.

Things change, however, when Mia meets the mysterious boy living in the summer rental next door. Simon is unlike the hard-partying guys her cousins seem obsessed with; he’s funny, artistic, and utterly adventurous. And from the very first time he encourages Mia to go skinny-dipping, she’s caught up in a current impossible to resist, no matter how hard she tries…

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Author Amanda Howells has almost always lived near the sea. She grew up on a small bay on the Atlantic Ocean and spent summer weekends in the Hamptons while a college student in New York City, where she studied creative writing. She has published many stories for teen and adult readers and now lives in the Pacific Northwest. This is her first original YA novel.

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Pre-orders?

Can we pre-order copies now? This sounds like a sizzling read for a scorching hot summer!

Started by Kateledon Jan 14, 2010.

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Comment by kelsi brockway on March 19, 2012 at 5:30am: This book was simply amazing! Though i will admit i cried at the end.

Comment by Amanda Howells on September 1, 2010 at 10:31pm: Hi friends:

Just a shout out to say I'm giving away 3 signed copies of my novel, The Summer of Skinny Dipping, at my blog now through Labor Day. Check out the giveaway if you would like, and please alert any readers who might like to enter the contest:

http://amandahowells.blogspot.com

Happy last days of summer!

And thanks to all of you who have read and reviewed and been so great about the book.

Amanda

Comment by Dana Duell on July 25, 2010 at 4:02pm: I will work on a review but I have to say that I was overwhelmed by what seemed to be a quick summer read. I read it quickly because I couldn't put it down that's for sure.

Comment by Park-Avenue Princess on July 12, 2010 at 5:04pm: I absolutely loved this book! And since I'm enjoying my summer in the hospital, it was a wonderful way to escape and relax! My review will be up shortly! How come none of the authors ever come to the East Coast! We love you too!! xoxx Park-Avenue Princess. Find me at www.ParkAvePrincess.com

Comment by Amanda Howells on June 7, 2010 at 10:56pm: Hi friends,
If anyone has friends in Portland, OR (or lives in Portland), I'll be appearing at the Barnes and Noble Clackamas (on 82nd), June 19, at 7pm to celebrate The Summer of Skinny Dipping (and --lets hope-- to celebrate the appearance of summer itself here in my rainy home of PDX). Please come if you're around!

Comment by Morgan Mav on February 8, 2010 at 10:04pm: This looks like such a cute book. I love the plot line and the whole aspect of skinny dipping within it. I can't wait until this will be released and then I'll be at Borders purchasing it.

Comment by Sara Shalash on February 5, 2010 at 3:47pm: This book sounds like just my type of book! I can't wait to read this and I love the cover :)