Lost Summer

by Alex McAulay

Book Overview

From the author of Bad Girls comes another dramatic novel of survival and suspense. It's Laguna Beach meets Cape Fear when a rich girl from California confronts murder and isolation on North Carolina's stormy Outer Banks. When Caitlin Ross's mother takes her and her brother to an island in the remote Outer Banks for the summer, Caitlin is furious. She was planning on spending the summer hanging out by the pool, partying, shopping, and singing backup...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416525734
• ISBN13: 9781416525738
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: MTV Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Lost Summer by Alex McAulay

After reading Lost Summer by Alex McAulay, I was at a loss for words. This book was amazing! It captured me with its words. It kept me hanging off the edge of my seat. And some scenes were so descriptive, I actually thought I was there. The genre is teen fiction, making it perfect to read for students like me. This book was about a 16-year-old girl named Caitlin, her deranged brother Luke, who was always getting into mischief, and her drug-addicted mother. After her dad left, her mother decides to take Caitlin and Like to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, far from their mansion in La Jolla. During a long trip, Caitlin finds out this trip was not meant for a family vacation. It was actually an attempt for her mom to rekindle a high school fling she had with Bill Collins, the owner of The Pirate's Lodge (and the only place on the island for them to stay). Meeting new friends, staying clear of Bill, and trying to occupy herself on a deserted island is all Caitlin can look forward to this summer. Until a new group of friends changes her life, dramatically. Caitlin would have to be my favorite character. She's my favorite because she has to deal with her family, her boyfriend, and new friends on the island and she somehow makes things work. When Caitlin confided in her mother about Bill, and she refused to believe her, I couldn't believe her nonchalant reaction. I would have totally lost if my mother didn't listen, but she kept it together. Having read Lost Summer, I have a new perspective about the importance of family. I would recommend this book to teenaged girls who enjoy dramas and horrors. But my strongest reason for recommending this book, is that after you have read it you will have a better understanding of how to make the most of a bad situation.

Exciting Thriller

Lost Summer is the second MTV Books title from author Alex McAulay. He is the author of the book Bad Girls. Bad Girls should be coming to movie theaters sometime in the future. Gossip blogs have been having a field day tossing around names of young starlets who may appear in the screen adaptation of the book. Lost Summer is a really fantastic read. Alex is a very strong writer and his novels are suspenseful and engaging. Lost Summer is about a young girl named Caitlin who had her entire summer in California planned out when her mother drags her across the country to the remote Outer Banks of North Carolina. Caitlin's mother has issues it would be safe to say and Caitlin is pretty much on her own as far as entertainment. She meets a strange friend named Danielle. Then she meets some cool guys and it seems like the summer might not be so bad after all--until she witnesses a murder. To top things off a dangerous hurricane is headed their way. Lost Summer is an awesome book and hopefully this title will also be adapted into a movie.

loved it!

i picked this book up because i fell in love with mcaulays 1st book Bad Girls two years ago. Lost Summer exceeded my expectations! The characters are very realistic (trust me, I live in San Diego, I know all about the spoiled rich kids here b/c i am one (La Jolla is a small township in san diego) Luke is a perfect replica of what can happen to unsupervised, neglected rich kids out here! or probably anywhere!) this book was also very informative about the Outer Banks region in North Carolina. I believe the island they stay on is modeled after Ocracoke but i could be wrong. I do want to visit the OBX one day and when I do I'll definitely bring this book along to re-read! what is the book about? bascially caitlin's mom is a refugee from the valley of the dolls, shes so cracked out on perscription pills shes lost complete touch with reality. apparently she gets in touch with an old b/f from high school and decides to drag 16 year old caitlin and 11 year old luke cross country to the outer banks in North Carolina which are a set of islands. theyre not like the hamptons or the caribbean, theyre barely populated! the biggest one has maybe 1000 people in it total! they dont even have a movie theater. it's really horrifying for someone who is used to the luxuries a city has to offer (i mean they dont even have a starbucks!!!) and worst of all you can only get to the island by ferry or helicopter or you are trapped! oh... and did i mention hurricane season??? (for contrast just imagine la jolla as laguna beach but wealthier, way more cosmopolitan and way more stuff to do) so yeah, caitlin and luke are miserable. but ill leave it there, you find out for yourself what happens next!!! one thing that bugs me though... why were the filipinos speaking SPANISH? they should be speaking Tagalog.

a crazy good beach book

16-year-old Caitlin Ross is having some big issues with her seemingly insane mom, who moves Caitlin and her brother Luke to an island for the summer, for no reason. On the island, Caitlin becomes friends with a group of guys and then her troubles get even worse. The ending has a great surprise and twist, which is not to give anything away, because the whole thing is like that. I did not have high expectations for this book but I couldn't put it down.

I was sad that the book had to end!

This book is about a girl named Caitlin who runs into some serious trouble and drama on an island off the coast of North Carolina. It is by Alex McAulay, who wrote Bad Girls. Lost Summer is a seriously intense book with some great characters in it. Reading it felt like watching a movie in places. I want there to be a sequel because I was sad when the book ended, and I want to find out more about what happened to Caitlin. If you like some intense drama and some suspense as well then this is the book for you!