This section of the book focuses on the mishaps and adventures that the kids go through, including Vix and Caitlin and their crushes on two older boys, Joseph "Bru" Brudegher and his cousin, Von. Abby's son, Daniel, and his friend, Gus, also vacation with Caitlin's family. Vix flies out East from her New Mexico ranch and meets Caitlin's family: her laid-back father, Lambert "Lamb" Somers, her brother "Sharkey", and Trisha, an ex-girlfriend of Lamb's who is still close with him but has recently been replaced by Abby, a woman who means well but whom Caitlin dislikes. This is when Vix's whole world is turned upside down.Īfter much debate, Vix convinces Tawny and her father to let her go with Caitlin. Then Vix meets Caitlin in her sixth-grade class, and Caitlin invites Vix to come to Martha's Vineyard with her for the summer. Tawny works for a Countess and is always making Vix feel as though she is not good enough. Vix's home life consists of her controlling mother, Tawny, an average-joe father, and three younger siblings, Lanie, Lewis, and Vix's favorite: her wheelchair-using brother Nathan. Vix is shocked and becomes sick with the news.įlashback: Now the reader learns of Vix's family and the first encounter with Caitlin. Caitlin calls to tell Vix that she is marrying Vix's ex-boyfriend and first love, Bru. The novel begins with a phone call from Caitlin to Vix. As the years progress the girls become closer and closer but soon find their friendship strained. The girls are polar opposites, Caitlin being beautiful, lively and popular while Vix is a shy but intellectual wallflower.
Summer Sisters is a coming-of-age novel about two friends, Caitlin Somers and Victoria "Vix" Leonard, who spend every summer together as teenagers. It focuses on the life of two fictional characters, the girls Victoria Leonard (Vix) and Caitlin Somers.īecause of its heavy sexual content, this Blume novel is aimed squarely at an adult audience, not her tween audience for which she gained popularity. Summer Sisters ( ISBN 5-7) is a 1998 novel by Judy Blume.
0 kommentar(er)
