Summer in the City, by Elizabeth Chandler [on order for YA section]
by Melanie, entering 12th grade
Jamie’s parents are divorced and she decides to spend the summer with her mom in Baltimore. The book begins with an intriguing encounter with a boy in drag, and moves on from there.
Classic chick lit with less predictability than most. Elizabeth Chandler is one of my favorite teen authors; her books are always very realistic even if some scenarios are very unlikely to happen. This is a really good, fun, quick summer read.
I also recommend the Dark Secrets series by Elizabeth Chandler.
