Summer with a Twist

Written by then-twelve-year-old author Citra Tenore Summer with a Twist is a childrens novel about her similarly aged protagonist Chloe Taliri who is flung into a series of misadventures and gross mishaps on the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts during the summer before her first year of middle school. When Chloes parents destroy her plans for the best weekend of the year and force her to vacation on the touristic island with a family of five rambunctious boys even though she would rather be with her friends back home she has to deal with everything from blood guts and sharks to a crazy clone and flipping fans. Meanwhile nothing comes easy as she has to face the struggles of growing up when she doesnt want to but she certainly offers plenty of laughs along the way. In this childrens story filled with humor heart and harrowing boys it takes on the challenges of girlhood growing up Asian American and all the freaky random changes health class teachers always warn kids about. The perfect read for pre-teens it doesnt shy away from what kids are actually thinking...After all it was written by one!