The One Where the Kid Nearly Jumps to His Death and Lands in California by Mary Hershey
Alastair, 15 and also known as "Stump," is forced to spend the summer in California with his father and stepmother. Alastair has been angry with his father since a ski trip they went on when he was 8, during which he jumped off the ski lift, resulting in a broken leg that led to amputation. Alastair meets a girl and to impress her he enteres a triathlon, but still needs to learn how to swim!
posted by Karrie @ 3:41 PM
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6 Comments:
Didn't read this one yet.
I get very frustrated when protagonists don't say what's on their minds. But then I have to remind myself that is what teenagers do. I thought this book was very good at showing the angry teenager and also the humor. Good balance, good book.
I enjoyed the book, I'm having a hard time getting my teens interested.. I think the cover doesn't help matters.
I loved this one. I loved the angry teen who doesn't quite know why but knows how to piss of the adults that piss him off. In my top picks of the top 20.
I liked this book quite a bit but it took me a while to get into it. There were many times that I forgot that Alastair only has one leg. I don't know if that's purposeful, but even during the big race at the end, I would have thought that he would have more physical limitations than what he displayed (especially with the only ankle being a bum ankle!)It was a good portrayal, though, of impulsive behavior, which teenagers display quite a bit! This is not my favorite out of the 20, though. I say within the top 5 so far.
I had a hard time getting into this one since I didn't really care for Stump at first. The book grew on me the farther I read. He was displaying typical teen behavior and maybe our teens can relate to his rotten attitude.
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