| Leaving Paradise: 10th Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Elkeles, Simone (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738710180 ISBN-13: 9780738710181 Publisher: Flux OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk and hit Maggie Armstrong, leaving her with a limp for the rest of her life. Caleb and Maggie are pigeonholed as RcriminalS and Rfreak.S Then the truth emerges of what really happened the night of the accident. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Romance - Contemporary - Young Adult Fiction | Loners & Outcasts |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006048818 |
| Lexile Measure: 680 |
| Series: Leaving Paradise Novel |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.65 lbs) 303 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 114494 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk, got behind the wheel, and hit Maggie Armstrong. Even after months of painful physical therapy, Maggie walks with a limp. Her social life is nil and a scholarship to study abroad--her chance to escape everyone and their pitying stares--has been canceled. After a year in juvenile jail, Caleb's free . . . if freedom means endless nagging from a transition coach and the prying eyes of the entire town. Coming home should feel good, but his family and ex-girlfriend seem like strangers. Caleb and Maggie are outsiders, pigeon-holed as "criminal" and "freak." Then the truth emerges about what really happened the night of the accident and, once again, everything changes. It's a bleak and tortuous journey for Caleb and Maggie, yet they end up finding comfort and strength from a surprising source: each other. |
Contributor Bio(s): Elkeles, Simone: - Simone Elkeles is the author of Leaving Paradise and four other Flux novels, including How to Ruin Your Summer Vacation and How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Repuation. She is also the author of the New York Times bestselling Rules of Attraction (Walker). A popular speaker at libraries around the country, when the author is not writing she TiVos reality television and watches teen movies. She lives near Chicago with her family and two dogs. |