Hurricane Kiss - Softcover

Blumenthal, Deborah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807534501 ISBN 13: 9780807534502

Publisher: AW Teen, 2016

Synopsis

For sixteen-year-old Jillian McKay, the threat of Hurricane Danielle means a long car ride with her neighbors―including River Daughtry, the former star quarterback of Harrison High. The guy who was headed to glory until suddenly he disappeared to a West Texas juvenile detention center. Once cocky and flirtatious, he's now silent and angry. When their evacuation route is gridlocked, River is the first to recognize the danger they're in. Together he and Jillian set out to seek shelter in their abandoned high school. As they wait out the storm, they confront the past and realize survival is about more than just staying alive―it's about fighting for yourself.

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About the Author

Deborah Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and nutritionist, and the author of seventeen books for children and adults. She has been a regular contributor to the New York Times (including four years as the New York Times Magazine beauty columnist), and a home design columnist for Long Island Newsday. She lives in New York City.

From School Library Journal

Gr 9 Up-Jillian McKay and River Daughtry, two teens residing in Houston, quickly learn about what it takes to survive a storm-and life, for that matter. Jillian is not looking forward to spending time with River, the formerly popular and laidback quarterback who recently returned from a stint at juvie. Since they're next-door neighbors, they end up traveling together in River's dad's truck, running from a catastrophic category five hurricane. Nevertheless, River determines that the storm is arriving sooner than planned and resolves to take shelter back at their abandoned local high school. Waiting out the storm, Jillian and River reveal their secrets, including why River was sent to a juvenile detention center. Both confront their pasts and recognize that survival is about more than just staying alive-it's about fighting for yourself. A touching story mixed with breathtaking survival, the work was inspired by the author's real-life encounter with a terrifying storm. This will be a quick read for some reluctant readers. However, alternating points of view in flashbacks might confuse others-weakening the plot and prolonging the story. VERDICT A general purchase for school or public libraries in need of more young adult romance novels.-Krista Welz, North Bergen High School, NJα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: AW Teen
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0807534501
• ISBN 13: 9780807534502
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256