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Summer Sisters

By: Judy Blume
Narrated by: Sophie Amoss, Mark Deakins, Cassandra Campbell, Rebecca Lowman, George Newbern, Xe Sands, MacLeod Andrews, Ari Fliakos, Michael Crouch, Saskia Maarleveld, Dawn Harvey, Brittany Pressley, Everette Plen, Judy Blume
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Publisher's summary

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Summer Sisters is a book to return to again and again.”—Colleen Hoover

“As warm as a summer breeze blowing through your hair, as nostalgic as James Taylor singing ‘How Sweet It Is.’ You remember. So does Judy Blume. How sweet it was.”—Chicago Tribune

In the summer of 1977, Victoria Leonard’s world changes forever when Caitlin Somers chooses her as a friend. Dazzling, reckless Caitlin welcomes Vix into the heart of her sprawling, eccentric family, opening doors to a world of unimaginable privilege, sweeping her away to vacations on Martha’s Vineyard, an enchanting place where the two friends become “summer sisters”.

Now, years later, Vix is working in New York City. Caitlin is getting married on the Vineyard. And the early magic of their long complicated friendship has faded. But Caitlin begs Vix to come to her wedding, to be her maid of honor. And Vix knows that she will go—because she wants to understand what happened during that last shattering summer. And, after all these years, she needs to know why her best friend—her summer sister—still has the power to break her heart.

With a note read by the author, Judy Blume.

Audiobook Cast of Narrators:

Sophie Amoss as Vix

MacLeod Andrews as Bru

Cassandra Campbell as Abby

Michael Crouch as Daniel

Mark Deakins as Ed

Ari Fliakos as Gus

Dawn Harvey as Regina

Rebecca Lowman as Tawny

Saskia Maarleveld as Phoebe

George Newbern as Lamb

Everette Plen as Sharkey

Kirsten Potter as Dorset

Brittany Pressley as Paisley

Xe Sands as Tricia

Phoebe Strole as Maia

©2009 Judy Blume (P)2021 Random House Audio
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Critic reviews

“Compulsively readable . . . [Blume’s] powers are prodigious.”The New York Times Book Review

Summer Sisters is a book to return to again and again.”—Colleen Hoover

“An exceptionally moving story that can leave the reader laughing and crying . . . sometimes at the same time . . . Blume creates a rich tapestry of characters.”The Denver Post

Featured Article: On the Enduring Legacy of Judy Blume


Judy Blume's middle grade and young adult novels have helped raise generations of kids, reshaping the literary landscape for young listeners. Since the 1970s, Blume's writing has contributed to destigmatizing taboo topics like puberty, teen sexuality, masturbation, menstruation, bullying, disability, and more. And now, rather than her books being deemed outdated or no longer relevant to today's kids, we're experiencing a "Blume-aissance."

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Wow , I was so late to the Judy Blume fan club but I’m now a true fan

This book has it all .Great ,flawed,tragic,sad ,complicated characters in all age groups. From the grandparents to the parents to their children it’s a very dysfunctional yet wild and crazy ride . I laughed at times ,was sad at times , understood and thought WTH at times but overall I loved it. Life is very strange,messy and wild and this book captured it all very well

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Enjoyable

This is a great summer read but I had a little trouble keeping all the characters straight if I wasn’t giving the narration my full attention. 2 very different girls who grew up together, both who thought the other had a better life and how wrong they both were. A typical Judy Bloom easy read.

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I'm not surprised that I loved it!

I've known Judy Blume my whole life and have never been disappointed. This book travels the long, winding, beautiful and bumpy roads of frisndship.

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love love love

couldn't stop listening to this book. character development was great. I liked when each person was read by a separate reader.

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Summer sisters

Loved the book Narrated was very good. Judy Blume is great Red Sox loved her books.

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Wow!

What’s way to take you back to younger years! I’m sitting here in awe. Thank you Judy!

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I wanted to love it. I tried.

Judy Blume was my hero as I moved through puberty and beyond. I think her works for younger people are spot on. For older readers there is something off that doesn’t work for me.

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Very much enjoyed this!

Glad I read this! I grew up reading & loving Judy Bloom books and this did not disappoint

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great

Great story. Great narration. A book set in summer about summer. About female friendships and first loves.

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Fun summer read. Surprises along the way. Loved the different character
perspectives. Brought me back in time to my own summer romances and friendships both happy and sad.

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