| Exit Point Contributor(s): Langston, Laura (Author) |
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ISBN: 1551435055 ISBN-13: 9781551435053 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: Logan always takes the easy way out. After a night of drinking and driving he wakes up to find he has been involved in a senseless car accident and is dead. With the help of his guide, Wade, and the spirit of his grandmother, he realizes he has taken the wrong exit???he wasn't meant to die. His life had a purpose???to save his sister???but he took the easy way out and he failed. Now, before he can rest in peace, he has to try and save his sister from a future no child should face. He will only get one chance and he cannot afford to fail this time???for Amy's sake and for his own. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Young Adult Fiction | Visionary & Metaphysical - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Sexual Abuse |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 470 |
| Series: Orca Soundings (Quality) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.2" W x 6.8" (0.25 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 106538 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Logan always takes the easy way out. After a night of drinking and driving he wakes up to find he has been involved in a senseless car accident and is dead. With the help of his guide, Wade, and the spirit of his grandmother, he realizes he has taken the wrong exit--he wasn't meant to die. His life had a purpose--to save his sister--but he took the easy way out and he failed. Now, before he can rest in peace, he has to try and save his sister from a future no child should face. He will only get one chance and he cannot afford to fail this time--for Amy's sake and for his own. |
Contributor Bio(s): Langston, Laura: - Laura Langston is the award-winning author of over fifteen books for children and young adults. A former journalist with the CBC, Laura also writes non-fiction for such publications as Canadian Gardening magazine. For more information, visit www.lauralangston.com. You can also follow her on Twitter @LauraLangston. |