Book - Young Adult book about family who move to different city to a hotel

[carmen123]

I read this book years ago and i cannot remember the name or title. I can remember vague details:

Set in America

I think it was set in the past (1950s?)

Involves a girl, mother and father moving to another city either on holiday or because their current home in their current city is not safe for them weather wise.

Involves the girl meeting an older man and becoming involved with him.

The girl dresses grown up, dressing in her mothers clothes and jewellery and makeup.

The man and girl spend time at the hotel pool

The man takes the girl for drives in his car.

Thankyou, i really want to find the title of this book to read it again

Comments

[cyphomandra]

Hmm. I wanted to say Ellen Conford’s To All My Fans, With Love From Sylvie, which has the time setting and the involvement with an older man, but I don’t think it has the weather causing them to move aspect?

[akamarykate]

This sounds a lot like What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell: YA noir set in postwar US, girl and her mother and stepfather go to Florida, she falls for an older guy, and they all get caught up in a hurricane and the aftermath.

[(Anonymous)]

Thankyou! This is the book!

[akamarykate]

Oh, wow, it's so fun when I actually get one! Glad you were able to find it. It's really a great book.