Rosie and Skate

By Bauman, Beth Ann

Publishers Summary:
A wonderful YA debut full of drama for two very different sisters.It's off-season at the Jersey shore, when the boardwalk belongs to the locals. Rosie is 15 and her sister Skate is 16. Their dad, an amiable drunk, is spending a few weeks in jail while their cousin Angie looks after them in their falling-down Victorian on the beach. Skate and her boyfriend Perry are madly in love, inseparable—until now, when Perry goes off to Rutgers. Rosie is shyer than Skate, but she’s drawn to Nick, a boy in their Alateen group. What happens to Rosie and Skate in a few tumultuous weeks is deftly shaded, complex, and true. Readers will be caught up in each girl’s shifting feelings as the story plays out within the embrace of their warmhearted community.

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ISBN
978-0-38573-735-7
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on November 1, 2009

Gr 9-Up Sisters Rosie, 15, and Skate, 16, have little in common other than hard times. Their widowed, alcoholic father is in jail. Rosie is quiet and reserved and has faith in her dad. In contrast, Skate is tough and independent and refuses to visit her father. Rosie falls for Nick, who also has an alcoholic father. Skate is in high school while her boyfriend,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

Though sisters Rosie and Skate are close in age, they couldn't be more different, especially in their approaches to dealing with thei...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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