Coaster

by Betsy Duffey

Book Overview

While secretly building a roller coaster in the woods, twelve-year-old Hart tries to come to terms with his parents' divorce and his mother's new relationship with a television weatherman. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140369562
• ISBN13: 9780140369564
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

The Rolling Coaster

Coaster was a good book. It was adventerous, Funny and lots of other genre's. It is one of the best books i've ever read. Kudo's for Betsey Duffey, for writing this great book. Some parts were boring, but others were sad, funny and suspenseful. Do me a favor and read this good book! Hart was a great character. I'm glad him and Dub met, without that the book would be terrible. Harts dad must be the coolest dad any kid could ever have! Hart is very lucky to have a father like him. Ahter Hart's mom and dad broke up Hart's mom has been worrying about his safety. Read this book!!!

A great book, a must read book,

I have read a lot of books in my life but Coaster is by far the best.Let me tell you a little about this book.A boy named Hart has a great life with his wonderful family until his parents get divorced.The divorce doesn't keep Hart away from his Dad. I am sure there are many kids out there in the same situation that can realate to this story. Hart and his Dad spend a lot of their time together on trips to adventure parks.The main attractions to these amusement parks are the great roller coasters. They always write to each other and send each other pictures of coasters. Then one day something horrible happens. Hart's Mom meets a news channel wheatherman named Dub Dugan. Hart does not Know what to do. All he thinks about is his Dad and what he would do if his mom got married.Hart doesent really like Dub because he is not brave and isn't good at riding coasters.If you want to find out more about this book like if Hart's mom gets married or other interesting parts then I think you should definitely read this book.I would recommend this book for kids ages 8 to 12.

Sarah Reviews Coaster for 6th grade reading

Good book. A little literate and boring, but not much

Coaster is a wonderful book for children of all ages

Coaster is the dramitac story of a child who suffers through the divorce of his parents. As his mother begins to date again, she falls in love with the wacky weather man. George will do anything to get rid of him, even take him on the spinning tea cups or "barf buckets." A wonderful story for any child