| Martin's Last Chance Contributor(s): Schmidt, Heidi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1857924258 ISBN-13: 9781857924251 Publisher: CF4kids OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: 'We were nearly there when some figures blocked our way. I went cold all over. This was no chance encounter. They had planned this and waited for us. This was it.''Move out of the way Blackie' the skinhead said. 'We got business with your friend.' Star Smith has enough problems in life trying to keep her wacky family a secret. Then a black girl arrives on the scene.... With the racist attitudes of kids in her area Star knows that if she befriends Ebony she could lose more than her reputation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Religious - Christian - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Freestyle Fiction 12+ |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 4.4" W x 6.99" (0.25 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Ethnic Orientation - German - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: German teenager Martin has a serious heart condition. It could lead to an early death unless he obtains a heart transplant. This is the story of how he copes with his predicament and the way in which friends at school react and respond. Next door neighbour, Rebekah is intrigued both by his condition and his way of handling the situation. Initially she is sceptical about his faith, but is eventually 'won over' by Martin's sheer love for God. Their friendship blossoms and we follow the twists and turns of the treatment as Martin fights for his life and the twists and turns of Rebekah's understanding as she gropes for spiritual light. I won't spoil the ending for you The book is based on the personal experience of the author who needed a similar operation. It is accurate medically (for fans of E.R.) but more importantly shows how befriending people does not rest on setting pre-conditions. |