≡ Download Free Last Chance Texaco The Brent Hartinger Books

Last Chance Texaco The Brent Hartinger Books

Download As PDF : Last Chance Texaco The Brent Hartinger Books

Last Chance Texaco The Brent Hartinger Books

Overall, I truly enjoyed "The Last Chance Texaco"--interesting title, nice cover, compelling premise, solid writing, an appropriate presentation of the types of issues a teen might face in the child welfare system for adolescent readers, a bit of a mystery, and a convincing and relatively unexpected conclusion to that mystery. Now, realize, I'm writing as an adult reader (also, an adult reader with a bit of experience in the child welfare/juvenile justice arenas.), but here's what I would've liked to have seen handled differently. Mainly, I was thrown by those things that seemed unrealistic or were outright unbelievable (e.g., no teen girl could show up at a juvenile detention facility, claim to be a relative, and be let in with no questions asked--much less be allowed personal contact). I wish Nate had been a more three-dimensional character--more than "rich, good-looking guy who falls in love with Lucy starting with a punch in the mouth and the offer of Happy Meal trash"--that way, I could've suspended disbelief as their relationship went from fisticuffs to kissing in the matter of days.

(Thanks, Brent Hartinger, for the chuckle as Lucy and Nate detailed what unlikely things they'd found while picking up trash.)


Tags : Amazon.com: Last Chance Texaco, The (9780060509125): Brent Hartinger: Books,Brent Hartinger,Last Chance Texaco, The,HarperTeen,0060509120,Social Themes - General (see also headings under Family),Foster home care;Fiction.,Orphans;Fiction.,Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General,Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9),Family - Orphans & Foster Homes,Fiction,Fiction-General,Foster home care,JUVENILE,Juvenile Fiction,Juvenile Fiction Family Orphans & Foster Homes,Juvenile Fiction Law & Crime,Juvenile Fiction Love & Romance,Juvenile Grades 7-9 Ages 12-14,Law & Crime,Orphans,TEEN'S FICTION - GENERAL,United States,YOUNG ADULT FICTION,YOUNG ADULT FICTION Family Orphans & Foster Homes,YOUNG ADULT FICTION Social Themes General (see also headings under Family)

Last Chance Texaco The Brent Hartinger Books Reviews

This was the 1st Brent book that I acutally cared about the main character. I cared what happened to her - but the things that did happen in this book were very forced and very predictable. That made reading this book difficult - it's not really longer than a short story but took me several sittings to get though. Average.
Still have yet to read this as I have a bunch of books to get through. Will try to remember to revisit this review once read and write what I thought about it. Sorry for not having anything better to post.
I am not a teen, but a grandmother. However when I come across a book that sounds interesting and has great reviews I'm willing to try it out. I loved this book. Great story, great characters--Lucy was so easy to fall in love with. There are some grammatical errors but they were a minor distraction. I would recommend this book to anyone of any age who likes a good story.
I've got this when the author offered it as a discount, having read other books of his. Just like his other stories, good characters, a plot that keeps you interested and you can tell the author cares about his work and the charters. Different angle then some of his other books, but defiantly worth reading, even without the discount price. Unlike other books I've read I feel like I owe the author more for his work. Guess I'll have to grab his next release to make up for it.
This book seems so much richer than Hartinger's other books. It illuminates the struggles of adolescents in emotional trauma; the walls and defenses utilized for survival in the toughest of situations. I like the fact that Hartinger's doesn't employee the tired teen stereotypes in his characters (other than the jock as the love interest). The other characters were freshly drawn and spoke without the usual teen hipness used so often in YA novels. The plot could have been a little more creative, but the strength of his characters more than made up for other weaknesses. It was wonderful watching the protagonist evolve and learn to trust.
I thoroughly enjoyed this YA tale. It was a fairly quick read, as most YA novels tend to be, but was packed with a powerful punch. I could never imagine what it would be like to live in a group home. Especially in one that was specifically for wayward teens. Wayward orphaned teens. When I was a teen, my mum worked in group homes for the mentally and physically handicapped. I learned a lot through her and remember fondly the time we took all the housemates to the zoo. But that was something completely different. The Last Chance Texaco was like the last stop before the dreaded Island, the worst group home in all the state. I found it difficult to read about how much everyone hated the Groupies. There never seemed a reason why and it appeared very hurtful. I think I enjoyed this mostly because it portrayed much hope for the Groupies lost in the system, and lost without love.
Lucy is a troubled orphan now living in a group home called , which is nicknamed The Last Chance Texaco since it's the last stop before Rabbit Island. The island is for teens who are beyond help. Home is actually pretty neat with the counselors and other caretakers, but Lucy encounters the group home bully, Joy, and classmates at school who look down on "groupies." These antagonists place Lucy in quite a few compromising positions. When a rash of car fires happens in the area, people are pointing fingers at the group home teens. Lucy doesn't want to close its doors because of the reputations of the inhabitants. If shuts down, she'll be headed to Rabbit Island, aka Eat-Their-Young-Island, which she's adamantly against. She sets out to find who's setting these fires. There are a few suspects who either dislike Lucy or overall. Hartinger developed an interesting cast of characters in both the teens and adults. Also, the mounting suspense and mystery had me on the edge of my seat.
Overall, I truly enjoyed "The Last Chance Texaco"--interesting title, nice cover, compelling premise, solid writing, an appropriate presentation of the types of issues a teen might face in the child welfare system for adolescent readers, a bit of a mystery, and a convincing and relatively unexpected conclusion to that mystery. Now, realize, I'm writing as an adult reader (also, an adult reader with a bit of experience in the child welfare/juvenile justice arenas.), but here's what I would've liked to have seen handled differently. Mainly, I was thrown by those things that seemed unrealistic or were outright unbelievable (e.g., no teen girl could show up at a juvenile detention facility, claim to be a relative, and be let in with no questions asked--much less be allowed personal contact). I wish Nate had been a more three-dimensional character--more than "rich, good-looking guy who falls in love with Lucy starting with a punch in the mouth and the offer of Happy Meal trash"--that way, I could've suspended disbelief as their relationship went from fisticuffs to kissing in the matter of days.

(Thanks, Brent Hartinger, for the chuckle as Lucy and Nate detailed what unlikely things they'd found while picking up trash.)