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Teens > Literature & Fiction > Social & Family Issues
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: HarperTeen; Reprint edition (April 22, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061255653
ISBN-13: 978-0061255656
September Girls Paperback – April 22, 2014
by Bennett Madison (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0061255653
Product details
Teens > Literature & Fiction > Social & Family Issues
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: HarperTeen; Reprint edition (April 22, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061255653
ISBN-13: 978-0061255656
September Girls is a stunning coming-of-age novel about first loves, oblivious parents, sibling rivalries—and mermaids. This imaginative and painfully honest book garnered five starred reviews, including one from ALA Booklist that proclaimed it "a rare and lovely novel, deserving of attention from discriminating readers."
Whisked away by his father to an unusual beach town in the Outer Banks, Sam finds himself having the summer vacation most guys dream of. He's surrounded by beautiful blonde girls, and, better yet, they all seem inexplicably attracted to him. But there's definitely something strange about the Girls. They only wear flats because heels make their feet bleed. They never go swimming in the water. And they all want something from him.
Sam falls for one of the Girls, DeeDee, and begins an unexpected summer romance. But as they get closer, she pulls away without explanation. Sam knows that if he is going to win her back, he'll have to learn the Girls' secret.
Bennett Madison, critically acclaimed author of The Blonde of the Joke, brings a mix of lyrical writing, psychologically complex characters, and sardonic humor to this young adult novel. September Girls is perfect for fans of the irreverent wit of Ned Vizzini and the seductive magic of fairy tales retold.
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Gr 10 Up-Before the school year is even completely over, Sam's dad quits his job and takes the 17-year-old and his older brother, who's home from college, to a sleepy Outer Banks beach town for the summer. Sam's mom left abruptly months earlier and the three are still reeling from her sudden departure. Ensconced in a rundown rental, the boys spend the summer partying, swimming, and trying to get to know the beautiful, blond, ephemeral-looking girls who seem to be everywhere in town. There's something odd about them; for one thing they can't take their eyes off Sam-which is not a problem he's used to. It turns out that he holds the key to unlocking the curse that has been cast upon the lovely young women. Well, he can help one of them at least. Legends of mermaids, magic, and curses coupled with teenage lust and in-your-face raunchy lingo (including myriad derogatory references to girls and sexual innuendos) make this a unique attempt to combine seemingly disparate elements. This novel is Hans Christian Andersen's "Little Mermaid" meets modern teenage angst. Sam's voice rings true and is quite compelling as he copes with his mother's abandonment and his first forays into love. A fairy tale for a decidedly older audience.-Ragan O'Malley, Saint Ann's School, Brooklyn, NYα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
*Starred Review* Last winter, Sam’s mother ran away into “something called Women’s Land,” leaving his father first catatonic, then weirdly proactive and involved in Sam’s life. When Sam’s brother returns from college, their father takes them to a beach town that appears to be run by beautiful blonde young women, whose accents are unplaceable and exotic. These Girls (with a capital G) seem bound by unknowable rules. Out of all these mysterious women, Sam finds DeeDee, who, like him, understands betrayal and parental abandonment but on a level that even he can’t fathom. Split between Sam’s observations of the events and passages from the Girls’ collective attempts to explain their dramatic and confused origin (“First we are alone. We’re not sure how we find one another, but we do. Then we are still alone, but in the way sardines are alone.”), Madison’s novel offers up a feast of mythology and human nature. The author nimbly exercises Sam’s running-monologue narration, with raunchy, sarcastic sentences and oddly vulnerable bro-speak weave with ethereal, spellbinding descriptions of love, scenery, or epiphany. This command of language, both informal and beautiful, lifts the work from a basic boy-meets-fantastical creature tale to something both familiar and tragically moving. This isn’t just a supernatural beach read; it’s a rare and lovely novel, deserving of attention from discriminating readers. Grades 9-12. --Courtney Jones --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
PRAISE FOR SEPTEMBER GIRLS: “Eerie and desperately romantic, September Girls is a myth measured out in summer days, game shows, French fries and women’s magazines. Bennett Madison makes a seedy beach town into the stuff of legends, and he has worked an intoxicating magic. Amazing.” (E. Lockhart, New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars and The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks)
“Reading this book is like holding your breath underwater—you won’t want to come up for air.” (Jenny Han, New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I've Loved Before and The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy)
“I came away enthralled by this transfixing story and overcome by Bennett Madison’s breathtaking talent as a writer. Gorgeously rendered and teeming with shocks and deep truths, September Girls is a daring book that reveals the boundless possibilities of YA fiction.” (Nova Ren Suma, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Walls Around Us and Imaginary Girls)
“Beneath the dreamy warmth and languor of beach days and summer romance, September Girls delivers an intricate story of identity and freedom, the ties and histories that thwart those things, and love. A truly original coming-of-age tale.” (Sara Zarr, author of the National Book Award finalist Story of a Girl)
“A meditation on manhood takes a turn into magical realism in this mesmerizing novel.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))
“Madison maintains the same hazy, syrupy languidness that distinguished The Blonde of the Joke. A surprising story of a kid finding love and himself, when he wasn’t looking for either.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))
“Madison’s novel offers up a feast of mythology and human nature. This isn’t just a supernatural beach read; it’s a rare and lovely novel, deserving of attention from discriminating readers.” (Booklist (starred review))
“An exquisitely haunting work of magical realism.” (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review))
“Legends of mermaids, magic, and curses coupled with teenage lust and in-your-face raunchy lingo make this a unique attempt to combine seemingly disparate elements. This novel is Hans Christian Andersen’s “Little Mermaid” meets modern teenage angst.” (School Library Journal (starred review))
“Highly original.” (Entertainment Weekly)
From the Back Cover
When Sam's dad whisks him off to the beach for the summer, it doesn't take him long to realize this sleepy vacation town isn't what it seems. Time slows down around here, cell phones don't work, and everywhere Sam looks, he sees strange, beautiful girls. Girls who are inexplicably drawn to him.
As Sam begins to unravel the mystery of The Girls and their beach, he's forced to question everything he thought he knew about love, growing up, and becoming a man.
Dark, funny, and provocative, September Girls is a truly original novel about the stories we tell ourselves and the stories we're told to believe.
About the Author
Bennett Madison is the author of several books for young people, including The Blonde of the Joke. He attended Sarah Lawrence College but remains two classes shy of graduation. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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