School Library JournalGr 6 Up—In this sequel to Ask Amy Green: Boy Trouble (Candlewick, 2010), 13-year-old Amy and her 17-year-old Aunt Clover, author of an advice column for an Irish teen magazine, the Goss, are setting out on summer vacation. Amy is convinced that two weeks with her entire family, including her father, stepfather, his sister, her mother, Clover, and all the sibs, will be an absolute disaster. After frantic packing, the gang heads off to an island in West Cork. Soon Clover and Amy are glibly chatting about cute boys, washboard abs, and teen idols. Clover's column offers an avenue to impart information about kissing, PMS, and first periods. The plot clips along with family rivalries, personality clashes, and a near drowning to provide drama.
