Year Published: 2001
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN:0689851340
Pages: 276
Price: $11.26
Classification:Fiction
Genre: Suspense, Drama, Romance
Interest Level: 7-12
Reading Level: 4
Rating: 4 Stars
Subjects: Rape, High Schools, African American
Reader's Annotation: Handsome, mature, smart, fit and he is attracted to me. He seems like a sincere guy. Perhaps one date will not hurt.
Summary: This is the third book of trilogy. Keisha Montgomery has a lot of things going on in her senior year while coping with her ex-boyfriend’s death. She is the class president and a track athelete of Hazelwood High. She gets really close to the new tract coach, Jonathan. She develops a serious relationship with him even if he is older and the principal’s son. She soon discovers herself entrapped in this handsome man’s dark motives.
Evaluation: This is a fast-paced romantic book that teens will enjoy reading and can also learn valuable lessons about date rape. The attempted rape scene can be graphic and disturbing for some teen readers.
"The graduation scene, in which class president Keisha gives the closing speech, is moving and triumphant, showing Draper and her vibrant characters at their best." Booklist (January 1, 2001 (Vol. 97, No. 9))
Awards: ALA Booklist, ALA/YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, IRA Young Adults' Award, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates
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