Anyone But You

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Lara M. Zeises

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Delacorte Press

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General Fiction

Age Range

14+

Release Date

November 08, 2005

ISBN

0385731450

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Critter and Jesse have been close to Seattle since her dad moved in with their mother. Closer still since he took off six years ago and Layla decided to raise Sea as one of her own. It’s a decision none of them regrets, especially not Critter. He’s more than a brother–he’s Seattle’s best friend.

Now it’s vacation, and Seattle and Critter are stoop sitters, at least until summer school starts in July. It beats working like Jesse, or worse, studying like Layla wants them to. It’s too hot for Seattle to be on her skateboard–too hot, even, for Critter to be scamming on girls. But Sea comes up with a plan for them to bluff their way into the ritzy swimming pool the next town over. Big mistake.

Soon Critter’s got his heart set on a Penn Acres princess, while Seattle’s trying hard not to fall for a skater boy on the rebound. For the first time in a long while, they can talk to anyone but each other. Then Seattle’s dad shows up unexpectedly, and the way of life Critter and Seattle have always known begins to change even more. . . .

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Okay first the bad news. The author, at this time, has no plans to write a sequel to this book. Sigh. But maybe I can talk her into it, 'cause I'm dying to know what happens to the characters next.

Seattle has an unconventional family. Her father had dated Layla for a while, and then he'd cut out on them, leaving the young girl behind. Layla, a truly wonderful woman, took in Seattle as her own and raised her alongside her two sons: Critter (yeah, he's probably got a 'real' name, but heck if I can remember what it is and Critter fits him anyway) and Jesse. Critter is not only like Seattle's brother, he's also her best friend.

It's summer vacation and it's beyond hot. It's too hot to study (which is what Layla would like Seattle and Critter to do), too hot not to mention bo-ring! to get a job like Jesse, too hot to even skate. So Seattle gets the bright idea to try and sneak into a local swimming pool by having Critter chat up the girl lifeguard.

It works out a little too well and soon the plot twists with some romance: Critter's got a think for the preppie lifeguard and Sea's met a genius skater boy on the rebound from his girlfriend. But mix that in with them also suddenly coming aware of each other in a non-brotherly-sisterly way, and you've got some tension. Then toss in the reappearance of Frank, Sea's dad&

I really enjoyed this one and all the characters. They've got bite and sass, not to mention some interesting fashion sense. Told in alternating view points (Critter and Sea), you get a glimpse into both sides of the story. I recommend this one for readers aged 14 and up.

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Reader reviewed by bria howard

anyone but you was an ok book. i hated the ending, or not as much hated as felt like all of the loss ends in the of the story. over all it was an alright book. i liked the writing style, some of the pages were a little racy. I read this book on a 5 hour ride home from the beach and even if i didnt like the ending, i still liked that it helped the time go by faster.

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Great book

April 27, 2007

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Reader reviewed by bria

This book was really good. The ending seemed unresalved to me, like there should have been more, but this was a great book non the less. It tells the story of seattle, who after her dad abanded her leaving her with his girlfriend and her two sons, has leaved with them for most of her life. She and Critter are very close, they pretty much are family. One day when Seattle convinces Critter to use his charm to get them in to the pool, Critter falls for the pool girl well Seattle falls for a older skater. This is a light read that should be read by teens who don't mind a story kind of leaving you hanging. I loved this book though.

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Great!

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Reader reviewed by Sarah

Seattle and Critter are best friends and siblings. They are closer to each other than to anyone else, and they have a summer ahead of them. But on one trip to the swimming pool, Critter sees the hot lifeguard and instantly becomes attracted to her. Seattle happens to find a skater guy that she really likes. And due to this, Seattle and Critter begin to drift. But things get bad when Seattle's dad, who abondoned her when she was 9, comes back looking for her.

I really liked this book. It was told from both Seattle and Critter's point of views, so the reader could get an idea of what they were both thinking. I recommend this book for readers 14+.

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