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Redline

Van Tol, Alex

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Orca Books

Just the Series: Orca Soundings

Series and Publisher: Orca Soundings

Annotation: Jenessa uses the thrill of illegal street racing to deal with the tragic death of her best friend.

Genre: [Realistic fiction] [Sports fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #5371778

Format: Publisher's Hardcover

Special Formats: High Low

Publisher: Orca Books

Edition Date: 2011 Release Date: 10/01/11

Pages: 125 pages

ISBN: 1-554-69894-4

ISBN 13: 978-1-554-69894-3

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2011929394

Dimensions: 19 cm.

Subject Heading:
Self-destructive behavior. Juvenile fiction.
Grief. Juvenile fiction.
Extreme sports. Juvenile fiction.
Self-destructive behavior. Fiction.
Grief. Fiction.
Extreme sports. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2012)

After her only friend dies in a snowboarding accident, Jenessa (who blames herself) finds a way to escape the pain through thrill-seeking. Her fast driving and careless behaviors soon lead her into real danger, and she begins to spiral out of control. The repetitive text just skims the surface of Jenessa's motivations and emotions, but her risk-taking personality comes through.

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Horn Book (Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2012)

Word Count: 15,978

Reading Level: 3.4

Interest Level: 7-12

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.4 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 147615 / grade: Upper Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:3.6 / points:6.0 / quiz:Q55828

Lexile: HL480L

I glance in the rearview mirror to check Cody's position. My heart drops into my shoes.

Flashing red and blue.

I watch in horror as the police cruiser tears out of the ditch in a spray of rocks and dirt. Instinctively, I downshift and jam the pedal to the floor.

Excerpted from Redline by Alex Van Tol
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Jenessa escapes to the sanctuary of her car and the freedom of the open road, where she can outrun her memories...if only for a while. She finds a kindred spirit in Dmitri, a warm-hearted speed demon who races at the track. But when Jenessa falls in with a group of street racers—and its irresistible leader, Cody—she finds herself caught up in a web of escalating danger. When her penchant for risk-taking spirals out of control, Jenessa has to find a way to break the self-destructive patterns she's built—before anyone else gets hurt.

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