Seven Tears into the Sea
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.88 (615 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0689864426 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 279 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-09-28 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Now seventeen, Gwen is returning to her childhood home. Beckon the sea, I'll come to thee. Perhaps the sea itself is calling to her. But Gwen knows it's time to go back for another reason: She yearns for the sea. Perhaps it's time for her to face her destiny.. Shed seven tears, perchance seven years. At the age of ten, Gwen Cooke had a strange encounter with a boy with dark, slightly tilted eyes. He came to her on the beach, whispered strange words in her ear, and then disappeared. Perhaps the memory of the boy and his haunting words are drawing her back to the place they met. Shortly thereafter, her fam
John Rogers ClarkIV said Enjoyable and inviting a sequel. I read this while flying between Bangor and San Francisco. Ms. Farley was right to venture into new territory. She has written a highly enjoyable story about what is real and what isn't. Gwen has spent seven years trying to determine the difference while dealing uncomfortably with her perception of how others in her life view her following her mysterious encounter at the edge of the sea when she was ten. Now she is back, helping her grandmother at the inn overlooking the very spot where she encountered the mysterious boy in the midnight surf. Was he real; is he huma. "Fantastic" according to Jondy Macmillan. Today it increasingly seems like practically anyone can write a young adult novel and get it published, even if the contents areless than good. I picked up this book mostly because I have a horrific addiction to the YA section of the bookstores and bought about eight others with it. Of them all, I have enjoyed this the most. Gwen managed to be a strong, realistic heroine while Jesse had just the right amount of sexy-but-naive. As a romance, it was a great pairing, but that wasn't all that made the book. The setting on the shoreline of California (I'm assuming the Bi. It touched my heart J. Cervantez It was so beautifully writtent that I will never look at the sea the same ever agian. It makes you question your own heart and what you would do if you were in Gwen's position. I couldn't put it down since I read the first page.
Learn more about Terri and her work at terrifarley. Terri lives in Verdi, Nevada. . Her research for the series led to her awareness of mustangs and the challenges they face. Terri Farley is the author of the Phantom Stallion series
If they can get past the sentimental title that belies the real story, the romance and mystery will keep them reading until the very end. Her grandmother's tales of selkies foreshadow what is to come, and readers will probably guess the outcome long before Gwen does. From School Library Journal Grade 8 Up–Gwen, 17, has returned to a small beach community seven years after the scandal that forced her family to flee. Now she's spending the summer working at her grandmother's inn and hoping to put the past behind her. All rights reserved. Overcome by her attraction to him, Gwen spends more and more time with him and realizes that he has secrets he isn't telling her. . Expect this to be popular where retold myths a