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ChaseR
A Novel in E-mails
By Rosen, Michael J.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76361-538-3
- Publisher
- Candlewick
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2002
Gr 6-9 Chase Riley, a 14-year-old who has recently moved from Columbus, OH, to a farmhouse 60 miles away, experiences jolt after jolt of culture shock. While he is happy that his dogs have more space to run around and explore, he soon finds out that acres of woods provide little protection from the perils of modern life, namely deer hunters and their guns. His new friends are from a world far more remote than the relatively short distance implies. Because the novel is relat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2002
Fourteen-year-old Chase Riley—ChaseR to his cyberpals—has moved with his family from Columbus, Ohio, to a rural community some sixty miles away. In a series of comic e-mails, Chase describes corn-spitting contests, tractor pulls, cicada invasions (recipe for Chocolate Chirpie Chip Cookies included), and other dubious highlights of country living. Things turn serious when Chase's dog is wounded by a deer hunter and t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
