Hit the Ground Running (Paperback)

from Dgryan1

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. It is a very quick read, but the author managed to make me feel an attachment to and concern for the characters right away. My only complaint would be that I felt the ending was too abrupt and there were several questions left unresolved. It is up ...

from KatrinaSakimoto

I really enjoyed this book. It was a quick read, one you read in one sitting because you can't put it down. However, I thought that the ending left too many things up in the air. For it to be a stand alone book I thought that it should have included Dee and Eddie settling in at the Auntie Pat's h...

from VavaViolet

This is the first book by Alison Hughes that I've read, and I must say I like her style of writing. She brings her characters to life and you can't help but empathize with their plight. She has a realistic and straight forward way of describing settings and situations, so even though this is a wo...

from laVermeer

When her father fails to come home after more than six weeks' absence and a family services worker knocks at the door, Dee knows it's time to act. Despite lacking a driver's licence, she packs up the car, and then she and her brother Eddie are off on a manic road trip that involves charming the c...

from Auj

Dee is sixteen and has been left in charge of her seven-year-old brother Eddie while their father is off looking for antiques for his business. The book begins with Dee worried about her father who has been gone for six weeks. He has been gone for a few days at a time before this, but never this ...