Summer Sisters, by Judy Blume, is a story about a girl, Vix, who takes the reader on a journey through her life. The story begins when she is about twelve years old and continues until her mid- twenties when she finally decides to get married.
             Victoria Leonard (Vix) is a self-conscious young girl who has an incredible opportunity to spend the summer with Caitlin Somers, a very popular, beautiful girl at Martha's Vineyard with Caitlin's dad. This book describes feelings, emotions and experiences that they went through, together and apart.
             As Vix and Caitlin grow up, many significant events take place that contribute to who they will become. Some events are tragic, others exhilarating, yet through it all, Vix and Caitlin always remain "summer sisters".
             She couldn't sit still. She'd never wanted anything so badly
             in her life. And she was determined. One way or another she
             was going away with Caitlin Somers. She dreamed about touching her hair, her sun-kissed skin. (10-11)
             This passage is significant because it sets the scene for the entire book. It unites two acquaintances into becoming best friends. Caitlin and Vix not only spend this summer together, but the summers following for the next six years. As the book continues and the girls get older, many instances remind them of how important they are to each other and how none of their friendship would have been possible without Caitlin asking Vix to join her at Martha's Vineyard. This one paragraph begins the journeys into the girls' personal lives and as the reader continues, more and more unfolds about the characters in the book.
             As much as Vix wanted to see Bru, have him hold her, comfort
             her, she felt guilty for making love while Nathan lay dying. And
             it crossed her mind that this could be her punishment for enjoying
             sex, for defying her mother. She tried to push those thoughts away...
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