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Brody, Jessica

Boys of Summer

333 pp. | Simon Pulse | April, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-6349-2 $17.99 | Paper ISBN 978-1-4814-6348-5 $10.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-6350-8
(4) YA A promising premise--the emotional lives of three boys, lifelong friends, the summer after high school--is marred by sluggish pacing and alternating narration that too often fails to advance the plot. Although the focus on teen boys' friendships and inner lives is appealing, the female characters are two-dimensional, seeming to reinforce formulaic notions of how teenage boys view their romantic interests.
Reviewer: Norah Piehl

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