Chasing AllieCat - Rebecca Fjelland Davis 电子书mobi+epub
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Teens > Literature & Fiction > Sports
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Flux; Original edition (February 8, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0738721301
ISBN-13: 978-0738721309
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Chasing AllieCat Paperback – February 8, 2011
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-AllieCat-Rebecca-Fjelland-Davis/dp/0738721301
Product details
Teens > Literature & Fiction > Sports
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Flux; Original edition (February 8, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0738721301
ISBN-13: 978-0738721309
Dumped with relatives in a small Minnesota town for the summer, Sadie Lester is relying on her mountain bike to save her from total boredom. Then she meets Allie, a spiky-haired off-road mountain biker who's training for a major race. Allie leads Sadie and Joe, a cute fellow cyclist, up and down Mount Kato, and the three become close friends. But the exhilarating rush comes to a halt when they find a priest in the woods, badly beaten and near death. After calling for help, Allie disappears from their lives.
As they search for Allie and try to find out why she left so suddenly, Sadie and Joe discover more about Allie's past, including her connection to the priest. Only on the day of the big race does Sadie finally learn the complete, startling truth about Allie―and the terrible secret that forced her into hiding.
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Praise:
"Using an authentic adolescent voice with an observant sense of humor, Davis creates an engaging, increasingly gritty (also brutal) bike-centric mystery (and romance)...a suspenseful ride." ―KIRKUS REVIEWS
"Davis constructs a succinct, compelling story that combines romance, suspense, and the theme of overcoming challenges. The strong sense of place, character development, and love triangle dynamics should engage cycling enthusiasts as well as a broader audience."
―PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"A wonderful, tough, and totally believable story . . . Hang on tight. This is quite a ride."―Chris Crutcher, author of Angry Management
"Dangerous"―TERRY DAVIS, AUTHOR OF VISION QUEST
"I love Chasing AllieCat. It's proof again of what a tremendous writer Becky Davis is, smart, touching and generous in spirit. She creates in Sadie, Allie, Joe, Siren and these other characters a magnficent group of survivors, that everyone will love getting to know!"
―TERRY TRUEMAN, AUTHOR OF THE PRINTZ HONOR NOVEL STUCK IN NEUTRAL
Editorial Reviews
From Booklist
Sadie is crazy about off-road biking. Getting in lots of practice, she figures, is the one good thing about staying with her rural Minnesota relatives for the summer. When she meets a mysterious fellow enthusiast named Allie, as well as Joe, a handsome and equally bike-besotted relative, things seem just about perfect. Then the threesome, on a practice ride for an upcoming contest, finds the badly beaten body of a local priest. Allie immediately disappears, and Sadie and Joe are left to puzzle out the connection between their friend and the crime. The main draw here is less the mystery, though, and more Davis’ mastery of biking scenes. She makes the grueling sport come alive by knowledgeably describing rough terrain, spills, and the thrill of riding “through the chicken.” Although the suspense—featuring mean, run-’em-off-the-road rednecks and a recent prison parolee—is thin, scenes of friendship and romance, forged while the protagonists sweat their way toward their sporting goals, will draw in readers who like athletic realism mixed with their action. Grades 8-10. --Karen Cruze
Review
"A wonderful, tough, TOTALLY believable story about brutality, resilience, friendship under fire and the healing power of athletics. Hang on tight. This is quite a ride."
--CHRIS CRUTCHER, AUTHOR OF ANGRY MANAGEMENT
"I love Chasing AllieCat. It's proof again of what a tremendous writer Becky Davis is...She creates in Sadie, Allie, Joe, Siren...a magnificent group of survivors, that everyone will love getting to know!"
--Terry Trueman
About the Author
Rebecca Fjelland Davis (Good Thunder, MN) is a serious cyclist and the author of Jake Riley: Irreparably Damaged (HarperCollins), in addition to many nonfiction children's books. She teaches English and humanities at South Central College in North Mankato, Minnesota. Visit her online at
www.rebeccafjellanddavis.com.
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