Teenreads.com -- MAKING WAVES Series by K. A. Applegate

Making Waves, Making Whoopee!

K. A. Applegate does it again with her new MAKING WAVES series!

Fans of Applegate's MAKING OUT series --- and who wouldn't be a fan of nutty Zoe and all her friends --- will not be disappointed with these new books.

The premise: 5 teenagers who have just graduated high school share a house on the beach in Ocean City, Maryland. No parents, no rules, and lots of bikinis. What could be better? Applegate deftly handles all the teen traumas of fighting, flirting, crushing, cruising, working, and worrying. Her characters are instantly likable and recognizable --- you will see yourself and your friends in Chelsea, Kate, and company. Once you get started, you will be an addict for the series and wait, zombielike, outside the bookstore for the next installment. And don't let your best friend get her hands on your MAKING WAVES books --- she'll never return them!

A new book comes out pretty much every month --- so get started!

MAKING WAVES #1
by K. A. Applegate
17th Street Press
ISBN: 1931497125

Kate Quinn has it all figured out --- she'll intern at the prestigious Safe Seas Marine Conservation Center before she heads off to Ivy League College in the fall. However, her perfect plans are shattered when her flighty best bud Chelsea decides to tag along. The girls arrive late in Ocean City and must shack up with 4 other people in a beach house --- one of whom is Justin, the hottie lifeguard who broke Kate's heart the year before! Is Kate strong enough to deal with her emotions?

MAKING WAVES #2: Tease
by K. A. Applegate
17th Street Press
ISBN: 1931497133

Kate gets back with Justin, and Chelsea hooks up with Connor, the kooky Irish roommate. Grace, the sexy waitress with the dark past, has it bad for David the flight instructor. Alec, the other hot lifeguard, is way into Marta, a peer sex counselor who also happens to be in a wheelchair. But is all as cool as it seems? Are these relationships for real or are certain people playing some hurtful games?

MAKING WAVES #3: Sweet
by K. A. Applegate
17th Street Press
ISBN: 1931497141

The summer is getting even hotter! Grace takes a bold step and starts going to AA meetings. Chelsea takes an even bolder one --- when Connor learns he may be deported, Chelsea decides to marry him so he can stay in the country! But just as the couple is readying for the big day, an unwelcome visitor (or two) arrives from Connor's past. Will Chelsea and Connor's life together be thwarted before it even begins?

MAKING WAVES #9: Wild
by Katherine Applegate
17th Street Press
ISBN: 1931497206
256 pages

--- Reviewed by Serena Burns