lastchancetexaco

__The Last Chance Texaco__ by Brent Hartinger ISBN: 0-06-050912-0 ©2004 225 pages

Good sections to read aloud: Bottom of page 8 through page 10 where Lucy is describing this home and comparing it to the others she has been in

Summary: Lucy Pitt, our main character, is an orphan who has lived in several group homes because of her behavior. The one she arrives at when we meet her, Kindle Home, is the last one she has a chance at. If she screws up again, she’ll be sent to an island with not a lot of hope for a life. She knows this, yet doesn’t seem to care at certain points, that is, until something happens at school that turns her around and makes her realize that she had better not make this her “last chance” if she wants a shot at something better in life. One person is determined to make Lucy screw up though. Can she shake that off, or will she end up at the bottom of the barrel in group home life? Fun, fast-paced read!

YA fiction-- teen issues; foster home care; orphans

2006-2007 Iowa Teen Award Nominee

©Jennifer Lang - WDMS - 2007