Written by Valerie Hobbs
2007-2008 Iowa High School Teen Awards Nominee
Jody, a 16 year old from Texas, writes a letter to a grocery chain owner to tell him about how coleslaw should be prepared. However, her letter keeps getting sidetracked as she tells the details of her life in Florida when her husband Bobby James hits her and leaves her behind in Florida. We read of Jody's life as she looks for a job, a place to live, and makes friends. Bobby James returns to claim his wife and Jody must decide what she wants her life to be.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Everlost
Everlost
Neal Shusterman
2006
Fiction-fantasy
Allie and Nick find themselves in Everlost after being killed in a car accident. As afterlights, they soon discover many problems like sinking into the earth when walking. Allie is determined to find her way home and they find a world of other lost souls on their journey. They must deal with Mary Hightower, the Haunter, and the McGill. Allie must use all of her wits to try to find a way out of Everlost.
Neal Shusterman
2006
Fiction-fantasy
Allie and Nick find themselves in Everlost after being killed in a car accident. As afterlights, they soon discover many problems like sinking into the earth when walking. Allie is determined to find her way home and they find a world of other lost souls on their journey. They must deal with Mary Hightower, the Haunter, and the McGill. Allie must use all of her wits to try to find a way out of Everlost.
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