E-book
Fastback Beach
Record details
- ISBN: 1551434342 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
- ISBN: 9781551434346 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (97 p.)
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electronic resource - Publisher: Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers, c2003.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Multi-User. CatMonthString:january.19 |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Fastback Beach; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Chapter Fifteen; Chapter Sixteen; |
| System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Electronic resources
- Voice of Youth Advocates Reviews : VOYA Reviews 2004 February
When Miles takes the heat after his friends crash a stolen Mustang and run away, he gets sentenced to ninety days of probation. Part of his sentence requires him to perform an act of community service, working with an elderly car buff who is restoring a 1937 Ford Coupe. Just as Miles begins to appreciate the hard work it takes, he makes the mistake of bragging about the 270-horsepower classic to his delinquent friends Adrenaline-pumping race scenes frame the story of a boy trying to get back on track. Supporting characters are not complex, but ninety-six pages do not leave a great deal of space for character development. The book is part of the new Orca Soundings series for teen reluctant readers, a series for which librarians, teens, and teachers have been waiting. High interest, low reading level, and well written, some by award-winning young adult authors, these books combine simple but descriptive language with issues that can be used in classroom discussion. An appealing photograph draws the eyes, while bigger fonts and ample white space ease reading. The one flaw is also the book's greatest asset: the length. Students will love it, but teachers with page requirements will think that the series is not age appropriate. The high-quality content is clearly geared to ages twelve and up, but if the publisher could find a way to stretch the stories a few pages, everyone would be happy with these highly recommended books for school and library collections.-Beth Gallaway 4Q 3P M J S Copyright 2004 Voya Reviews.
