Christina Reviews *Summer Sisters* by Judy Blume

          If you thought Judy Blume only wrote children’s books, then just wait till you read this.  If her children’s books were sex pamphlets for young girls, just imagine what her adult books must be like.

        Victoria and Caitlin are best friends.  They’ve known each other since they were 12.  They’ve spent summers at Caitin’s summer home which Caitlin not-so-affectionately calls “Psycho House.”  They’ve hung around with older boys with names like Von and Bru.  They’ve dry-humped each other because, let’s face it, this is a Judy Blume Book.  And according to Judy Blume, that’s what all best girl friends do in their spare time.  But I have to say that I respect the fact that Judy Blume writes about the kinds of things that the average commercial writer would be scared to write about.

       The novel follows Vic and Caitlin through their teens and into adulthood.  The book is narrated by several characters, though Victoria is the main point of view character.  It’s a decent book about two girls, their loss of innocence and how, for the most part, they have no regrets.

       The book’s ending is a little depressing.