Girl at Sea

Reader reviewed by Anna

Girl At Sea was was great,although some of it wasnt completely believeable.Like the part after Clio gets stung by tons of jelly fish and she has to pull herself up onto the deck of the yatch.For some reason it seemed a little off to me,but otherwise it very well written.Especially the part where those men take over the boat and Clio has to start a fire to distract the men,very clever.

Reader reviewed by Courtney

I was lucky enough to recieve an advance copy of this book in January. When I started reading I couldn't put it down! Maureen Johnson includes interesting History without making it boring. I loved all the characters. The main character is sarcastic but loveable and totally relatable. I would reccommend this book to anyone!

Reader reviewed by Stephanie

17-year-old Clio Ford wants to make the summer before her senior year her best yet, starting with a job at the local art supply store alongside her longtime crush Ollie. Then her mother delivers the blow: shes going to Kansas on some art grant. Shes taking her boyfriend with her. And Clio is relegated to spending the summer with her father aboard a boat in Italy. Her father, the man who had made her childhood perfect, but through continuous absentmindedness and impulsiveness had almost ruined them.

Things get even worse. Clios shipmates are her dads girlfriend Julia, an intense professor/researcher; Julias daughter Elsa, beautiful and loyal; Martin, Clios dads longtime friend; and Aidans, Julias research assistant with the arrogant attitude. And this motley crew is supposed to live together on a yacht and search for something that nobody has told Clio anything about.

Can this summer, which is shaping up to be the worst one ever, actually end with Clio finding true love, a best friend, and a better relationship with the man who had once deserted her?

Once again Maureen Johnson delivers a winner. Not much really goes on, and all the mystery surrounding the crews mission is a bit overdone, but Johnson creates remarkably vivid characters, flavored with snappy, smart dialogue and off-handed snort-out-loud remarks. Fans of her previous books should love this one just as much.