Push Girl
Chelsie and I had a lot of fun working on this book! We really hope you enjoy reading about Kara and her journey!
Really enjoyed this book even though I don't tend to be huge into YA fiction (with the exception of some of the bigger series that have been out over the years--Harry Potter, Twilight, Hunger Games, etc...). I definitely flew through this book and could barely put it down. I loved the subject. As a pediatric nurse practitioner I work with a lot of kids/teens that have found themselves in unfathomably situations. I felt like the character in this book was very realistic and Jessica was really
Great story with interesting characters. To use Kara's least favorite word, it was inspirational. A strong female teenager who goes through a terrible accident and discovers her strengths and who her real friends are.
This story of how Kara adjusts to life in a wheelchair is co-written by the young woman on whose life the story is based. In addition to sharing the experience of being in a wheel chair, the author brought to life all the normal high school concerns Kara was balancing at the same time. In some stories, teen drama can drive me crazy, but here, it was written in a way that brought me back to that time and made me empathize with the Kara. The ending to this story wrapped up surprisingly neatly, but
I flew through this book! Jessica Love (along with Chelsie Hill) has told a story that is, on the one hand, all of the normal things you'd expect in a very school/teen focused contemporary, but on the other hand, a valuable look into the life of a young person when they find out they've had a spinal cord injury that leaves them paralyzed. Never didactic, this story spun out Kara's life in a way that made me feel grief stricken, then heartbroken, then still heartbroken (even when I knew the MC
Chelsie Hill
Hardcover | Pages: 240 pages Rating: 3.97 | 429 Users | 99 Reviews
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ISBN: | 1250045916 (ISBN13: 9781250045911) |
Edition Language: | English URL http://us.macmillan.com/pushgirl/ChelsieHill |
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An inspiring, real, and fresh young adult novel about how life can change in an instant by Chelsie Hill, one of the stars Sundance Channel's unscripted series Push Girls, based on her own life Kara is a high school junior who's loving life. She's popular, has a great group of friends and an amazing boyfriend, and she's a shoe-in for homecoming queen. Even though her parents can't stop fighting and her ex-boyfriend can't seem to leave her alone, Kara won't let anything get in the way of her perfect year. It's Friday night, and Kara arrives at a party, upset after hearing her parents having another one of their awful fights, and sees another girl with her hands all over her boyfriend. Furious, Kara leaves to take a drive, and, as she's crossing an intersection, a car comes out of nowhere and slams into the driver's side of Kara's car. When Kara wakes up, she has no memory of the night before. Where is she? Why are her parents crying? And, most importantly -- why can't she feel her legs? As Kara is forced to adjust to her new life, where her friends aren't who they seemed to be and her once-adoring boyfriend is mysteriously absent, she starts to realize that what matters in life isn't what happens to you -- it's the choices you make and the people you love. Co-written by "Push Girls" star Chelsie Hill, whose real life closely mirrors Kara's experience, this novel will open the eyes of readers everywhere who have never met someone who lives with paralysis.List Regarding Books Push Girl
Title | : | Push Girl |
Author | : | Chelsie Hill |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 240 pages |
Published | : | June 3rd 2014 by St. Martin's Griffin (first published March 11th 2014) |
Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Disability. Realistic Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 429 Users | 99 ReviewsWrite-Up Regarding Books Push Girl
I had the pleasure of getting an ARC of this book. I really enjoyed reading it. It was very uplifting and had a positive message. There are so many YA books out there that focus on dysfunction and it was a breath of fresh air to read such an encouraging book. I hope many teens will read this book and change their outlook on drunk and distracted driving. I look forward to reading more books from Jessica Love. =)P.S. I <3<3<3 Jack. sighChelsie and I had a lot of fun working on this book! We really hope you enjoy reading about Kara and her journey!
Really enjoyed this book even though I don't tend to be huge into YA fiction (with the exception of some of the bigger series that have been out over the years--Harry Potter, Twilight, Hunger Games, etc...). I definitely flew through this book and could barely put it down. I loved the subject. As a pediatric nurse practitioner I work with a lot of kids/teens that have found themselves in unfathomably situations. I felt like the character in this book was very realistic and Jessica was really
Great story with interesting characters. To use Kara's least favorite word, it was inspirational. A strong female teenager who goes through a terrible accident and discovers her strengths and who her real friends are.
This story of how Kara adjusts to life in a wheelchair is co-written by the young woman on whose life the story is based. In addition to sharing the experience of being in a wheel chair, the author brought to life all the normal high school concerns Kara was balancing at the same time. In some stories, teen drama can drive me crazy, but here, it was written in a way that brought me back to that time and made me empathize with the Kara. The ending to this story wrapped up surprisingly neatly, but
I flew through this book! Jessica Love (along with Chelsie Hill) has told a story that is, on the one hand, all of the normal things you'd expect in a very school/teen focused contemporary, but on the other hand, a valuable look into the life of a young person when they find out they've had a spinal cord injury that leaves them paralyzed. Never didactic, this story spun out Kara's life in a way that made me feel grief stricken, then heartbroken, then still heartbroken (even when I knew the MC
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