Chasing the Skip
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780805093919 (0805093915)
Publish date: October 2nd 2012
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
After reading 200 pages of this novel, I gave up and skimmed the rest. I'm glad I did because from the reviews I've read about this, I didn't miss much. Chasing The Skip had an interesting story line and okay idea, I was hoping to like it. But instead I was left with very stiff, annoying characters ...
I really enjoyed Chasing the Skip and finished it one sitting. It was a quick and enjoyable read about family and it even takes you on a bit of an adventure.Ricki is fifteen years old and has never really had much of a relationship with her father. After her mom leaves though she is stuck spending t...
This was the kind of contemporary story that really touched my heart. Ricki is on the road with the father she barely knows because her Mom took off and has been gone a month. Ricki's Mom has done this sort of thing before. But she is usually only gone for a week at a time and Ricki goes to her Gran...
I can't say I disliked this book, but it's certainly not a favorite. The premise has so much potential- bounty hunting, forbidden love, broken families. It sounded like this would be packed with drama and tension (both suspenseful and romantic), but what I got was a slightly unrealistic novel focuse...