Wildfire #69 My Summer Love and #70 Once Upon a Kiss

69. My Summer Love, Elisabeth Ogilvie, 1985

Diana may have flunked all her classes but she had fun doing it.  And now she’s got an exciting summer planned.  

But Diana's mother has plans of her own.  She ships Diana off to a broken-down farm to be tutored by an old friend.  Diana is prepared for the most boring summer of her life.  How will she survive it? 

But as soon as Diana arrives, sparks start flying.  Mac and Josh Thornton, two great-looking cousins, are in the middle of a fight over the farm, and Diana has to choose sides.  The most boring summer of Diana's life turns into the most exciting, but now she's still wondering how she will survive it.

This is another example of Scholastic providing a summary that does not really tell about the story.  This book is about how the Thornton heirs plan to sell the property that Mac, his mother, and his brother live on.  The heirs want to raze the property and build a resort.  At first, Diane doesn't care, but she gradually realizes that the property must be saved.

I had fun trying to figure out how the house and property would be saved.  I kept searching for clues as the story progressed.

This is an excellent book.

70. Once Upon a Kiss, Susan Mendonca, 1985

Paula can hardly believe it's happening.  She goes to a costume ball dressed as Cinderella... she shares a special kiss with Kevin, who's dressed as Prince Charming... she even loses her shoe at midnight!  It sounds just like the fairy tale, but Paula knows fairy tales don't come true.  She's not Cinderella, and Kevin isn't Prince Charming.  He's too much like the boy who broke her heart.  Kevin is trying to discover who the masked Cinderella really is.  But Paula's not sure she wants to be discovered.

The story is okay at the start.  I liked the idea of Paula running away from the party, which set up what should have been a romantic story.  Instead, Paula vehemently denies that she is the girl even after it is painfully apparent that Kevin must know.  It's so annoying and stupid.

I did not read most of the book.