Reviewed by The Story Siren for TeensReadToo.com

Whitney is working for the summer at a water park. It's normal for most teenagers to have a summer job, except Whitney doesn't really need a job. Her Dad is a very wealthy business owner, but he thinks Whitney needs a "real life" experience.

Whitney is kind of enjoying her summer working at the water park. She's made a couple of friends, Robyn and Caitlin, and she has a crush on the very cute ice cream boy, Jake. When Whitney finds out that her ex-best friend, Marci, will be renting the entire park and throwing her sweet sixteen party, she's afraid that all her new friends will find out her secret!

WHITNEY is a very cute, quick read! It's perfect for a summer day. After being burned by her former friends, Whitney has big trust issues, and her Dad almost ruins it for her completely. I was glad to see by the end of the book that Whitney found the confidence in herself to realize that people might actually just like her for her.

I really enjoyed Ms. Parker's writing style and I will most definitely be picking up more of her books. I'm especially going to have to read the first two books in the MAKING A SPLASH series! ( )

Winnie is finally going to be thirteen and she is pretty excited about it. She has her two bff’s, Cinnamon and Dinah and her bf, Lars.But being thirteen has a lot more in store for Winnie than she initially thought. She loves her two best friends, although they couldn’t be more different. Winnie still remembers her old best friend Amanda and at times this makes things unsettling for Winnie. Then of course there is Lars. This is Winnie’s first "real" relationship with hand holding and her first kiss! But Lars is only human and he isn’t perfect as much as Winnie would like him to be.This was a very cute book. I hadn’t read anything by Myracle before, but I enjoyed her look into the early-adolescent psyche. It isn’t easy being thirteen and this books displays the tribulations gracefully, but still makes a point. Even though I think this books is aimed more for the younger adult audience, I still enjoyed reading it, as well as the writing style of Myracle. ( )