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Hershey, Mary

The One Where the Kid Nearly Jumps to His Death and Lands in California

275 pp. | Penguin/Razorbill | March, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59514-150-7 $15.99
(4) YA Alastair, a thirteen-year-old amputee, is forced to summer with his absentee father, whom he blames for his injury. To impress a romantic interest, he trains for a charity Adventure Race while dealing with family issues. Too many plot lines and themes clutter this novel, but the characters are multidimensional and the dramatic tension is well sustained.
Reviewer: Abby Harper Kingsbury

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