Chasing Tail Lights

Jones, Patrick

ISBN 10: 0802796281 / ISBN 13: 9780802796288

Published by Walker Childrens, 2007

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SIGNED by author. Fine book & jacket. Inscribed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chasing Tail Lights
• Publisher: Walker Childrens
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802796281
• ISBN 13: 9780802796288
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Break free.

Before he died, Christy's daddy used to say that when you feel lost, follow the tail lights of the truck in front of you, and they'll get you somewhere safe. Christy keeps chasing those tail lights, but somehow, she's always still lost in Flint, Michigan. Like most teens in Flint, she's dying to leave this dying city. But she's got a secret that she's never told anyone, and it's keeping her chained like a dog to her dead-end life. And she'll never be able to make a fresh start until she's able to reveal that horrible truth and bring herself back into the light.

Patrick Jones revisits his hometown of Flint, Michigan, and the darkness that has overtaken this impoverished city in a novel that reveals the chilling reality of growing up on the wrong side of the tracks in America today.

About the Author

PATRICK JONES received lifetime achievement awards from both the American Library Association and the Catholic Library Association for his work motivating young people to read. He is also the author of many teen novels, including The Tear Collector, Stolen Car, and Things Change. Patrick was born and raised in Flint, Michigan, and currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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