As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
284 pp.
| Simon |
February, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-1005-3$16.99
(3)
YA
Jade is coping with an anxiety disorder and oblivious parents, plus the pressures of senior year. Through her work with the elephants at the Seattle Zoo and her relationship with Sebastian, a young father, Jade learns to make difficult choices. Narrative exposition clogs the plot at first. It eventually clears, allowing a resonant, original story to emerge.