About This Book:
First published in the 1942, Seventeenth Summer is considered the first young adult novel. Now with refreshed text and a brand-new look, this timeless, sweeping romance is perfect for fans of Morgan Matson and Jenny Han.
Angeline “Angie” Morrow always thought high school romances were just silly infatuations that come and go. She certainly never thought she would fall in love. But when she’s asked out on her first date by the school basketball star, Jack Duluth, their connection is beyond any childish crush.
Suddenly, Angie and Jack are filling their summer with stolen moments and romantic nights. But fall is coming—Angie is going off to college in Chicago, while Jack is planning to move to Oklahoma to help with the family bakery—and they must figure out if their love is forever, or just a summer they’ll never forget.
*Review Contributed by Karen Yingling, Staff Reviewer*
The nascent romantic feelings are still there, but they probably would describe the way twelve year olds today feel, rather than young women who have graduated from high school. There are many outdated conventions; Angie goes out with Jack, who suggests she try a beer, which she does. She won’t sit with it on the table in front of her, however, because she can’t feel like a lady. There is a note at the beginning of the book about the treatment of various racial groups, being correct to the time but always incorrect in terms of civility. It says that the writing was left the same, but I wasn’t able to compare it to the original.
I’m a huge fan of vintage literature; it’s hard to understand our own time without knowing what the past was like. There are several that I find indispensable when trying to get middle school students to understand what the world was like when my mother was in high school. These include Cleary’s Fifteen, Cavanna’s Going on Sixteen, Wilson’s Always Anne, and du Jardin’s Dinny Gordon.
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