The Boys Next Door

by Jennifer Echols

Book Overview

Cute, available, and one cabin over Lori lives for summertime on the lake. She spends all season wakeboarding, swimming, and hanging with her friends -- including the two hotties in the house next door. With the Vader brothers, Lori's always been one of the guys. But while Lori and the "baby" brother, Adam, are inseparable friends, she can't deny a secret crush on Sean, the older Vader boy. This year Sean's been paying Lori a lot of attention, and...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416918310
• ISBN13: 9781416918318
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.5" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Who's Who?... Great Book!

So... I picked up this book expecting it be boring and this is what I found... we are introduced to Lori Mcgillicuddy. Lori loves to wakeboard and has always been a tomboy, and she is sick of it. She spent her whole life growing up around boys. Never had they looked at her as anything other than just another "guy"... until this summer. Lori trades in her boy shorts and football tees for bikinis and tank tops and the boys MOST DEFINATLEY have noticed. Lori has her heart set on the boy next door, Sean. Sean is popular and cute and every girl has her heart set on him. Lori is determined to get him this summer. Sean has two brothers, Cameron, and Adam. When Lori spots Sean with Adams girlfriend (Rachel) she is determined to make him jealous and make him want her. Adam and Lori pretend to date but what started out as pretending slowly turns into something a little more real... or does it? This whole story leaves you guessing. You never know if Adam ACTUALLY likes Lori, until the end. The main reason I rated this story five stars is because it wasn't fake, like most Gossip Girl stories. I liked that fact that everyone in the story basically knew each other and were all like family. Don't let the front cover fool you. I thought the cover made the book look like it was for a kid or something. The book itself is like 320 pages or around there. Now, normally I would tell you EVERYTHING that would happen when I review... but this time i think I'm going to leave out the juicy parts. There is a lot more to the story then I let on, I can only tell you to read it because it was one of the best teen books I have read in a while. READ IT! The worst that will happen is that you don't like the book (yeah right!) and you can just put it down early! =] I loved the characters and the plot line! Hope you enjoyed my review... check out my others! <3 tAyLoR

Two Boys plus One Girl equals A Great Summer Read

Another great addition to the Simon Romantic Comedy series. Books like this one are the reason I have to wear glasses now! I had to keep reading, flipping the pages, even in the dark car, straining my eyes. It was that good. I wanted to find out what happened to Lori, Adam, and Sean, and I got a satisfying ending. If you want a good beach read - or just a funny romance book in general - then you *need* to check out The Boy's Next Door. - Other Simon Romantic Comedies I'd recommend: Animal Attraction by Jamie Ponti Major Crush by Jennifer Echols *Dancing Queen by Erin Downing *Prom Crashers by Erin Downing *Haven't read it yet, but I can't wait to.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Almost all of Lori McGillicuddy's summers were always the same: work at the Vader Marina along with her brother and the three boys next door -- Cameron, Sean, and Adam. It was the perfect place to work, since Lori was always able to practice her wakeboarding skills and be around Sean, her longtime crush. This summer was no different than the past ones, except for Lori's three-step plan to finally get Sean to notice her as a girl instead of just one of the guys, and to have him ask her out. All the stages of Lori's plan seems to be working just fine, since Sean has definitely started flirting with her. Unfortunately, it takes a huge setback when Sean steals his brother Adam's girlfriend. Lori cannot believe this (her plan seemed foolproof) but at least now she can rule out that her age isn't a factor in why Sean hasn't asked her out yet, since Adam's now ex-girlfriend is a year younger than she is. Now, the only way that Lori can win back Sean is to make him jealous, which sparks another plan. So Lori approaches Adam, telling him that the only way that they can get back the ones they love is to go out with each other. Surprisingly, Adam accepts this idea without much hesitation. Of course, having your crush's brother as your fake boyfriend may seem a little weird at first, especially since they look so much aliker. But it soon becomes natural for both Lori and Adam -- maybe a little too natural. Lori can't help but get this tingling feeling whenever Adam is pretend-flirting with her. Spending time with Adam actually becomes really fun and he is all she begins to think about, which just can't be happening since it's Sean that she wants... right? THE BOYS NEXT DOOR takes you on the ride of your life, making you want to scream and squeal at all the troubles Lori has to go through, just to get the guy of her dreams. Jennifer Echols makes Lori one of the most likeable characters out there with her outrageous but very hilarious ideas and, before you know it, readers will be scrambling to be in Lori's shoes. Another awesome novel from Jennifer Echols and another wonderful addition to the Simon Pulse Romantic Comedy series. Reviewed by: Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen

I loved this book!

Three hours at the pool and I breezed through this amazingly wonderful, warm, sweet, romantic story. Lori is a brave, tenacious, yet fragile heroine looking over the right guy for the wrong one. The love story between Lori and Adam is realistic and funny and if you don't fall in love with all the boys next door, I don't know what to say. The book had me from the first page. Jenn Echols is a great voice in young adult romantic comedies and I can't wait to read more from her.