KITTY GOES CALIFORNIAN by Pepper McNeil
    Category:  Contemporary
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 9+
    Release Date:  6/20/06
    Publisher:  Lulu.com
    Reviewed by:  Jocelyn Pearce
    Rating:  5 Stars


    Kitty is a New York City surfer chick (how many of those are there? As Kitty says, Manhattan is the one island with
    no surfing around!) who goes to spend the summer with her father in California. To her, it sounds like a summer in
    paradise--she loves her father, and she loves surfing! She says goodbye to her NYC family and friends, packs up
    Trixie, her surfboard, and heads to the West Coast, eager to start her summer surfing adventure.

    Not all goes as planned. First of all, everyone she sees on the California waves is good. Kitty's from Manhattan; she
    doesn't measure up to the Cali surfer-gods and -goddesses! Before long, though, she meets Zeke, who helps her to get
    out there in the water and do what she loves. She already loves surfing, but could she be falling for Zeke, too?

    This is a fabulous romantic surfing adventure! To enjoy this book, you don't have to be a surfer, though--just because
    Kitty's all about the waves doesn't mean everyone else can't enjoy this awesome story. The story idea is fun, certainly,
    but what really made me love it was Kitty's distinctive voice. Pepper McNeil has really captured the character of Kitty
    on paper, and the results are amazing! All of the characters are pretty great, though. There were very few moments
    where the awesomeness of the story did not shine through; the vast majority of this book was brilliant! Pepper McNeil
    is a talented writer, and I'd love to read more from her--I'd be thrilled to see a sequel to KITTY GOES
    CALIFORNIAN!
Kitty Goes Californian
by Pepper McNeil