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When I was 12 my favorite aunt gave me a hardcover copy of Seventeenth Summer. I was instantly pulled into the story of Angie Morrow and her first love, Jack. It takes place in the the '40's and the language, the dating customs and family relationships are just as they were back then. Angie's innocence at 17 is delightfully refreshing. The story is from her point of view and reminds the reader just how a first love can fill your mind completely and changes you forever. It takes place in Fond du Lac, WI which is only 45 minutes south of my birthplace, maybe that's why I am so attached to this book. I read it every summer and it never gets old. I recommend this book to old and young alike- for some it will be a reminder of days gone by and for others it will give them insight on how life was "way back then".


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Seventeenth Summer Maureen Daly Books Reviews

Read this book the first time when I was 12 or 13, loved it then, my first book that I fell in love with, gave it to my girls as teens, still read it every year or so. The most special book to me, I now have three adult children, with one married with my first grand, I will continue to give this book as a gift to any young girl I can. I love the innocence of it. WONDERFUL........
This is a lovely book about a young girl experiencing her first love. It is sweet and there is no heavy graphic libido. It is (today) for the younger reader - about 14 perhaps - because the story was published many years ago and is almost Jane-Austen-like. For a young girl who wants to spend "the summer" with another teen, it's ideal.
I am in my 20s. I remember reading this title when I was about 10. It was my favorite book at the time, and I still treasure it.
It is a little old-fashioned, and uses words that we probably don't always hear anymore, but not so many that you have to read it with the dictionary.
Maureen Daly is wonderfully descriptive and really touches on young romance. I have to say, though- I've never been a huge fan of the ending.
I just purchased this as a gift for an 11-year-old girl that enjoys reading. I hope she loves it like I did. Tough to say. For an 11 year old girl that daydreams about kissing boys, she'd probably like it. For an 11-year-old girl that's already had sex, the book may seem "lame."
After reading the reviews to this book and being a love story enthusiastic, I decided to read this book. It was so... STRANGE. Being as it was written in the 40s it took place in the 40s... and I still cannot get over how different things were. It was by no means the best written book I have ever read, but it was not bad at all and I enjoyed reading it. Part of the reason I may have liked it so much was to read it and realize that the feeling of a first love does not change if a teenager wakes up every day of the summer at 6am or if she sleeps in til 1pm most of the time. It does not matter if a teenage stays within earshot of her home phone anxiously waiting a phone call or if she goes out with friends, checking her cell every 5 minutes, anxiously awaiting that same call.

I just thought it was really cool to read this, haha. Life is so different. Girls are so much more forward. Girls ask boys out themselves and call boys now... but I like this idea of life better. Alas, I am 20 years old in 2011. But the book was fun anyway. I encourage other girls my age to read this... and hold men (and yourself!) to a slightly higher standard.
While cleaning out a bedroom drawer, I came across this book passed along to me by my mother. This book was given to my sisters & me for Christmas 1946! I'm not sure how many times in my 83 years I've read this book, but it is always a wonderful read no matter the times. My book is too worn to pass along to my great-granddaughters, but they will definitely have this book in their Christmas stockings when they're old enough to enjoy it as much as I have over the years. It is now on my .
Angie is a traditional girl that doesn't think much about high school crushes. It's the summer before her freshman year of college and she doesn't have big plans. That is until she meets Jack and can't deny her attraction to him. Her summer takes a complete turn for the better and she stars spending a lot of time with Jack. It quickly becomes the most romantic summer of her life, but in the back of her mind, she is constantly thinking about fall and what it inevitably brings. Seventeenth Summer by Maureen Daly is a glimpse into an American summer in the 1950's before relationships and life were confused by the Internet, electronics and of course, cell phones. It's a refreshing summer tale of first love that is never forgotten.

Angie is the quintessential good girl. She listens to her parents, she does what she's told, she never talks back, and never questions authority. Unfortunately, most young adult today are the polar opposite, whether that's good or bad, that's up to you to decide, but I found it intriguing. It was so foreign to me to have the main character, who is going to college soon, ask her mom if she could go for a walk, etc. Most teenagers would be out the door in their car without a second thought! So for me, this was like a step back into another world and I found it delightful.

Angie and Jack's relationship was cute and of course, she was nervous and second guessing everything. Thankfully, there's no Facebook, Twitter, or texting to confuse Angie even further. She just had to wait for Jack's call! Could you imagine! (Ha!) But in all honestly, it just seemed so uncomplicated.

Daly really captured a first summer love; it was magical, but the whole time Angie is worried about fall since she leaves for college. Perhaps it was fresh in Daly's mind as she wrote this novel before she turned twenty, which is an impressive feat. Additionally, I found this novel to be similar to Sixteenth Summer by Michelle Dalton. It was interesting to compare the two novels; obviously, Dalton was inspired by this tale of summer love with a September deadline. On a side note, I must share this one interesting fact I came across. Seventeenth Summer is one of the first novels to target young adults--how cool!

I think adults would like Seventeenth Summer as well since I'm sure it could be viewed as a walk down memory lane, but I am not sure many young adults could appreciate this different way of life as this book isn't edgy at all. For example, they say thinks like "gee" and "gosh" a lot, they go for a Coke at the local restaurant, etc, and I'm sure my students would laugh hysterically at this. I love the 50's and 60's, so I could appreciate the time period, but others may find this simple life quite boring.
When I was 12 my favorite aunt gave me a hardcover copy of Seventeenth Summer. I was instantly pulled into the story of Angie Morrow and her first love, Jack. It takes place in the the '40's and the language, the dating customs and family relationships are just as they were back then. Angie's innocence at 17 is delightfully refreshing. The story is from her point of view and reminds the reader just how a first love can fill your mind completely and changes you forever. It takes place in Fond du Lac, WI which is only 45 minutes south of my birthplace, maybe that's why I am so attached to this book. I read it every summer and it never gets old. I recommend this book to old and young alike- for some it will be a reminder of days gone by and for others it will give them insight on how life was "way back then".