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list price: $9.95
edition:Paperback
also available: Hardcover eBook
category: Young Adult Fiction
published: Mar 2006
ISBN:9781551435053
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Exit Point

by Laura Langston

tagged: death & dying, visionary & metaphysical, sexual abuse
Description

Logan always takes the easy way out.

After a night of drinking and driving he wakes up to find he has been involved in a senseless car accident and is dead. With the help of his guide, Wade, and the spirit of his grandmother, he realizes he has taken the wrong exit—he wasn't meant to die. His life had a purpose—to save his sister—but he took the easy way out and he failed. Now, before he can rest in peace, he has to try and save his sister from a future no child should face. He will only get one chance and he cannot afford to fail this time—for Amy’s sake and for his own.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

About the Author

Laura Langston is the award–winning author of over fifteen books for children and young adults. A former journalist with the CBC, Laura also writes non-fiction for such publications as Canadian Gardening magazine. Follow her on Twitter @LauraLangston.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
12 to 18
Grade:
8 to 12
Reading age:
12 to 18
Awards
  • Commended, Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA) Top Forty
  • Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Our Choice
  • Commended, Resource Links, The Year's Best Books
Editorial Reviews

"Reading about how Logan struggles with these issues, and more, is the main pleasure of the book. Exit Point is a wonderful reading experience and Langston deserves full credit for having written such a thoughtful, and thought provoking, book."

— Resource Links

“An encouraging thought remains with readers: maybe it’s never too late for second chances.”

— Canadian Bookseller

"Teens will enjoy the fast pace and realistic dialogue and exlpration of the theme of life after death. Recommended."

— CM Magazine

"Flashes of brilliant insight."

— Sheryl McFarlane's Blog

"Wrenching issues are Orca Soundings forte as this 2.8 reading level meets struggling readers with a high-interest and attention-grabbing plot."

— Puget Sound Council for the Review of Children's Books

"Another good [title] for reluctant high school readers...Will appeal to and satisfy those who like edgier content."

— Washington State Review Group

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