Leaving Paradise: 10th Anniversary Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738710181)

Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk, got behind the wheel, and hit Maggie Armstrong. Even after months of painful physical therapy, Maggie walks with a limp. Her social life is nil and a scholarship to study abroad--her chance to escape everyone and their pitying stares--has been canceled. After a year in juvenile jail, Caleb's free . . . if freedom means endless nagging from a transition coach and the prying eyes of the entire town. Coming home should feel good, but his family and ex-girlfriend seem like strangers. Caleb and Maggie are outsiders, pigeon-holed as "criminal" and "freak." Then the truth emerges about what really happened the night of the accident and, once again, everything changes. It's a bleak and tortuous journey for Caleb and Maggie, yet they end up finding comfort and strength from a surprising source: each other.

Author: Simone Elkeles
ISBN-10: 0738710180
ISBN-13: 9780738710181
Publisher: Flux
Language: English
Published: 04/08/2007
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 114494 / Leaving Paradise

Award: Rita Awards - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/01/2007 pg. 40
School Library Journal 07/01/2007 pg. 101