Kicks

By Janet Fitch

Book Overview

It was supposed to be their perfect summer-beach, boys, the Boulevard. Friends since childhood, Laurie Greenspan and Carla Moore, fifteen years old, couldn't be more different. Wealthy, reckless Carla is always looking for the next thrill: everything she does has to be wilder, faster, more on the edge. Studious, more conventional Laurie vows that this summer, she'll finally be able to keep up-to be as daring and cool as Carla. It's not until Laurie rescues her best friend from a bikers' party, and an overdose, that she understands how Carla has always used her to make herself feel better. There is no happy ending for Carla, but for Laurie there is a better understanding with her family, and a promise of a real relationship with a boy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395696240
• ISBN13: 9780395696248
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Great!

I have to admit, the ending makes this story. If you're looking for a light, easy read,then pick up this book. If you're looking for a story that will keep you turning pages to discover what secrets will be revealed next then this is definitely the story for you!

Overlooked by Newbury

Not your typical book for middle school girls. But perhaps it should be. There is much more to life than what is on the surface. Now I see where White Oleander came from. Before you decide to "go with the flow", its best to understand the flow. Don't miss this treasure. Make sure your daughter reads it by the end of 9th grade. Very well written. Excellent story. Plenty of surprizes and suspense. "All is often not what it seems" is the powerful message. Realistic characters, especially Carla's parents. RG

Kicks is cool

Frankly with every book I read I take on the charecters a little and I grow from them, I have learned to love these charecters and their adventures, and I hope the same for you!