Seven Tears into the Sea
by Terri Farley

Beckon the sea,
I'll come to thee...
Shed seven tears,
perchance seven years...

Set in modern times, this book centers around a seventeen year-old girl named Gwen Cook. When she was 10, she slept-walk onto a beach at midnight, and almost drowned. She was saved by a young man, with strange, exotic features who spoke a language she could not understand. The scandal and gossip caused by the incident prompted her family to move away.
Now it's seven years later, and Gwen is returning to her childhood hom for the summer. Will the gossip continue, or will she discover something beyond her wildest dreams?

I recommend this book for teen girls. I give it 4 1/2 out of 5 stars, a nice quick read.

MOVIE REVIEW:

August Rush

This movie was a top notch film, I have to say. The characters were interesting, the music was amazing and the plot was great. My only complaint, the movie seemed to end too soon. But, nonetheless, I loved this movie and definitely recommend it! 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.

Plot summary, courtesy of fandango

Twelve years ago, on a moonlit rooftop above Washington Square, Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell), a sheltered young cellist, and Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), a charismatic Irish singer-songwriter, were drawn together by a street musician's rendition of ''Moondance'' and fell in love. After the most romantic night of her life, Lyla promised to meet Louis again but, despite her protests, her father rushed her to her next concert--leaving Louis to believe that she didn't care. Disheartened, he found it impossible to continue playing and eventually abandoned his music while Lyla, her own hopes for love lost, was led to believe months later that she had also lost their unborn child in a car accident. Their orphaned son (Freddie Highmore) uses his musical talent as a clue to find his birth parents.