A HEAT WAVE HEIGHENS EVERYONE'S EMOTIONS, ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF "THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER," MONDAY, APRIL 23 AT 8:00PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY

Burbank, CA (April 16, 20) - Grace struggles with accepting a new member of her family, and a heat wave makes everyone a little on edge, on an all-new episode of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," Monday, April 23 (8:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT) on ABC Family.

In the one-hour episode, "The Beach is Back," Grace is horrified when Jacob decides to enroll in summer school with her, and looks to Adrian and Jack for support; Dylan and her friends infiltrate Grant High just so she can spend a day with Ben; Amy is cranky with the pressure of summer school and home life, leaving Ricky to bear the brunt of her short temper; and Kathleen is floundering as she tries to make sense of her husband's secrets.

The series cast includes Shailene Woodley, Ken Baumann, Mark Derwin, India Eisley, Greg Finley, Daren Kagasoff, Megan Park, Francia Raisa with Steve Schirripa and Molly Ringwald. In "Suddenly Last Summer," the guest stars include Anne Ramsay, Beverly Mitchell, Renee Olstead, Camille Winbush, Allen Evangelista, Amy Rider, Ana Lucasey, Valerie Tian, Katelyn Tarver, Christian Serratos, Larry Clarke, Jordan Fisher and Michael Grant Special guest stars include Jennifer Coolidge and Josie Bissett.

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