Out of OrderHarper Collins, 2009. 8. 25. - 256페이지 Colt's perfect life crumbles when his girlfriend breaks up with him and looming academic ineligibility threatens his baseball career. For a guy who gets by on his good looks and talent with a bat, Colt knows that he could be facing his toughest challenge ever. Just as she did in her acclaimed novel Damage, author A. M. Jenkins strikes to the heart of an outwardly confident teenager to expose surprising sensitivity, uncertainty, and humor within. o Jenkins successfully tackles such common young adult themes as peer pressure and self esteem by addressing them through an inquisitive and likeable character to whom teens will easily relate. o Out Of Order will resonate with girls and boys, reluctant and avid readers. Ages 12 + |
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... shut it firmly. “See you tomorrow,” I whispered, even though I knew that nobody could hear me. Because tomorrow I'd work hard and get her to soften up and give me one of those smiles that flashed the message for the whole world to see ...
... shut my eyes when I hear the door to Miss A.'s classroom open. “Colt, you have a helper,” she says. No sleeping today. I raise my head and take a good look at my “helper.” It's Greenland. “Oh, great,” I say, and drop my head back down ...
... shuts. I hear the thunk! of a backpack hitting the tabletop. A zipping sound. There's not any point in even trying to sleep, not with another person in the room. Especially this person. She was practically begging me to flash her ...