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Butcher, Kristin
4 Reviews
(4)
YA
Orca Currents series.
A summer job cleaning cabins at her godfather's fishing resort starts out well for Bailey until workplace rivalry turns her into the target of bunkmate April's wrath. Pranks are one thing, but when it appears that April is up to something more sinister, Bailey must face the situation as the adult she aspires to be. Overt messages are presented engagingly for reluctant teen readers.
Reviewer: Rebecca Kirshenbaum
(4)
YA
Orca Currents series.
Fifteen-year-olds Eric and Chris are skilled geocachers--using coordinates and a GPS, they search for hidden "treasure" in their town. When a hunt turns mysterious and typical prizes are replaced with money, the two find added incentive to decipher complex codes. Character interiority is nonexistent, but budding Dan Brown fans will enjoy the ride of this fast-paced, plot-driven narrative.
Reviewer: Allison Cole
(4)
YA
Orca Currents series.
Budding journalist Laurel is eager to write about the cheating scandal she's uncovered, even if it attracts her classmates' contempt. After finding out who the perpetrators are, Laurel is no longer sure she should write the story. The wimpy conclusion, with its surprisingly lax attitude toward cheating, is a disappointing ending to this otherwise substantial high-interest title.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
(3)
4-6
Twelve-year-old Nick, struggling to accept a new stepfather and his mom's news that she's pregnant, runs away and literally runs smack into Luther, a homeless man. Nick returns home but as he pursues an unlikely friendship with Luther, he finds his assumptions about homelessness challenged and discovers that Luther, too, has run away from his problems. The ending is almost too neat, but this is a realistic and sensitive story.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.
4 reviews
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