Very interesting premise behind Kick by Walter Dean Myers and Ross Workman. Myers is a well-known YA author; Workman is one of his teen-aged fans. They took turns writing the chapters - Workman writes as 13-year-old Kevin, who gets in trouble when he's caught driving (and wrecking) a car with his friend Christy as a passenger. Myers writes as Sergeant Brown, a police officer who can tell there's more to Kevin and Christy's story than he's hearing. There's a sub-plot about Kevin's soccer team heading into a championship; the action of the games is an interesting counterpoint to the rest of the story. Although the revelation of Christy's problem is somewhat anti-climactic, the developing relationship between Kevin and the Sergeant is great. A terrific collaboration!
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Sunday, October 2, 2011
Very interesting premise behind Kick by Walter Dean Myers and Ross Workman. Myers is a well-known YA author; Workman is one of his teen-aged fans. They took turns writing the chapters - Workman writes as 13-year-old Kevin, who gets in trouble when he's caught driving (and wrecking) a car with his friend Christy as a passenger. Myers writes as Sergeant Brown, a police officer who can tell there's more to Kevin and Christy's story than he's hearing. There's a sub-plot about Kevin's soccer team heading into a championship; the action of the games is an interesting counterpoint to the rest of the story. Although the revelation of Christy's problem is somewhat anti-climactic, the developing relationship between Kevin and the Sergeant is great. A terrific collaboration!
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