| Stranger at Bay Contributor(s): Aker, Don (Author) |
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ISBN: 0773674683 ISBN-13: 9780773674684 Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside OUR PRICE: $4.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1997 Annotation: To Randy it seems impossible that short weeks ago he was happy, involved and going places. Now, with a less-than-brilliant new stepmother, a move to the East Coast, and a few crucial mistakes to his credit, he's trapped in a situation he can't escape. When it seems there is nowhere to turn, help comes from an unexpected source. But Randy needs to face some hard truths about the present and his past before he's ready to accept it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Gemini Books |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 4.29" W x 7.02" (0.30 lbs) 246 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 35494 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: THE WRONG PLACE, THE WRONG TIME, THE WRONG CROWD, THE WRONG MOVES. To randy it seems impossible that short weeks ago he was happy, involved and going places. Now, with a less-than-brilliant new stepmother, a move to the East Coast, and a few crucial mistakes to his credit, he's trapped in a situation he can't escape. Jake and his gang of bullies have fingered him as an easy mark. Why? He has access to something they want. And they know how to make him get it. Randy is angry at his father for cutting him off from everything back home. Still, he doesn't want to betray him by bowing to the pressures of a gang. When it seems there is nowhere to turn, help comes from an unexpected source. But Randy needs to face some hard truths about the present and his past before he's ready to except it. |
Contributor Bio(s): Aker, Don: - Don Aker |