Mates, Dates, and Great Escapes (Mates, Dates Series)

by Cathy Hopkins

Book Overview

The girls are all off on a school trip tp Florence. For Lucy, it seems like a dream come true, as she longs to be a dress designer, and she gets to take in all the Italian fashions. It also provides a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689876955
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.8" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Mates, Dates, And Great Escapes Review

A KID'S REVIEW What would you do on your summer class trip to Europe? Would you meet a cute guy? Well in Mates, Dates, And Great Escapes by Cathy Hopkins you can find out what lucy and her friends will do. My favorite character is Nesta. Lucy exotic and beautiful friend. This was one of the Great books in the series. I personaly thought it was the best. I love to read realistic fiction like this. It is romantic, funny, and had great ideas for things to do in a fashion crisues. As you can probably see this book is recommended to teen age girls that love fashion and cute guys. Cathy Hopkins, the writer of this book lives in England with her 2 cats and her husband. She gets all of her ideas from teen age girls that live in her neighborhood. She even got an idea from me. How cool is that? If you like this book by Cathy Hokins than you would really like the book Bra's and Broomsticks by Sarah Mlynowski. Be sure to check out the rest of the her series.

Hot Girl's Review

I love all of these books!!!!!! Anyway, its about a school trip to Italy and Lucy meets this hot American dude and so they like hang out and crap.

The Summer (or School Trip) of Love

It is Lucy's turn again and she has decided to lose her virginity to Tony. Her friends try to talk her out of it. Then she learns of a classmate who has gotten pregnant while being careful. Lucy decides to wait but Tony puts on the pressure and the result is a break-up. To make matters worse, the rest of the mates are of to Florence on a school trip but Lucy's family's finances won't let her go. Well, things happen and Lucy manages to go on the school trip after all. There, while trying to avoid thinking about Tony, she winds up meeting and falling for a rich American boy. Romance blossoms and Lucy manages to overcome some insecurities. But all good things must come to an end and the vacation is over and its time for a new book. This was one of the better entries in this series. I have always liked Lucy. This book manages to deal with some strong issues in a good way and still maintain a lightness one associates with these books. Well done.