 
E-Books for Kids Bestseller List SKATEBOARD BLUES
Jessica Williams wishes she
were anywhere other then her small town in Oregon. All the kids are
the same except for the few skateboarders who her father cannot stand.
Life is pretty dull for Jessica until Cam Easton moves into her neighborhood.
Cam is practically a skateboard
pro. Though he's a transplant from California and a born leader,
he's not your typical high school junior. Cam wants to help improve the
skateboarders' image in Preston, Oregon and spearhead the construction
of a skateboard park there.
But when Cam teaches Jessica
how to skate, and her father runs for mayor of Preston, her involvement
with the skaters poses a threat to her father's campaign. Can the
skateboarders prove themselves worth of the community's support?
And most of all, can Jessica and Cam resolve their differences and discover
the true meaning of love?
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 Reviews
for SKATEBOARD BLUES
Skateboard Blues, by Sydell Voeller, helps promote reading interest by presenting a sweet, romantic suspense story that uses real true-to-life characters and events. It appears to take a light-hearted approach to life but conveys a serious message without preaching. I found it absolutely delightful because it brought back happy memories of my teenage years. This is a cute story about a young girl, Jessica Williams, a freshman, at Preston High School. She is bored to death at the moment, until her new neighbor, Cam Easton, moves in next door. He is the most handsome hunk she's ever seen. However, as always in life,
a problem develops: Cam's a skateboarding enthusiast. Jessica's father
is running for Mayor and along with the rest of the citizens is definitely
against skateboarders. Because of the accident, involving Mrs. Winthry
Will Jessica's pursuit of
skateboarding ruin her father's chances of becoming Mayor? Will Jessica
and Cam be arrested for illegal skateboarding and for the graffiti painted
on some buildings. Is Cam using Jessica as an ally to get skateboarding
legalized in Preston, as some of the football players suggest or is he
dating her because he cares about her and not her connections? This doubt
about Cam's true intentions and whether he still has a girlfriend from
his previous
Skateboard Blues, by Sydell
Voeller, is an excellent title for this lively, contemporary, Young Adult
love story. Any young girl on the verge of discovering her feelings for
the opposite sex would find it helpful in explaining typical relationships
not only within a family but also with the ups and downs first loves both
go through. The author uses lots of picture words that place the reader
right into the scene and realistic happenings that create suspense and
keep even
SKATEBOARD BLUES is
a spirited young adult romance book that is sure to grasp any young teenage
girl's attention. Ms. Voeller has captured the art of suspension, realistic
dialog, as well as well-established characters. Her entertaining story
teaches the reader the responsibilities that teenager's have regarding
family, friends, the law, and themselves.
"The best thing about this
book was the characters. They acted like themselves all the time; their
emotions, their speech, the list goes on. Adults and young adults will
like this one."
MOM'S NOTE: I found the story
charming and believable, reminding me of a favorite movie from my own teen
years-a 2000 version of FOOTLOOSE, with skateboarding exchanged for dancing.
Your daughters will enjoy this, mine did, and with all the skateboarding
and such, the boys just might like it too, despite the "mushy girl/boy
stuff."
"SKATEBOARD BLUES is a story
of young love, believing in oneself and others. There is teenage angst
and joy sprinkled throughout. The characters are believable in their struggle
to get the community to listen to them. The reader comes away knowing that
anything is possible when people listen to each other and work together.
Sydell Voeller's SKATEBOARD BLUES is an uplifting story and one I would
highly recommend for young readers!"
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DAISIES ARE FOREVER by Sydell Voeller Avalon Books ISBN# 080349257X October 1997 To order "Daisies Are Forever" from Avalon Books, click on Avalon Books April Heatherton, history teacher and volunteer firefighter, is determined to protect the land she holds dear, particularly the grave of an unknown pioneer woman who once trekked the Oregon Trail. Proposed logging operations are encroaching, and April soon finds herself organizing a local task force to try to stop them. Yet when April meets handsome Matt Spencer, son of the owner of Johnson BrothersLogging Company, she must reckon with her escalating attraction to him. Matt, one of a growing breed of displaced loggers, is also determined to fight for his beliefs - the right to make an honest living harvesting the timber. Can April and Matt overcome their differences? Or will their convictions forever keep them apart? |
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