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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2017 | Xpress Reviews Web Only
Gr 4–6—In Cronin's middle grade debut, 12-year-old Nora longs to ride the Cyclone, a tall, shaky wooden roller coaster in Coney Island, NY. No one in Nora's family wants to join her, so Nora blackmails her cousin Riley into joining her by threatening to share a secret with Riley's mother. Once Riley gets off the Cyclone, she collapses, and doctors at the hospital reveal that she has a heart condition that caused a stroke. Riley can no longer remember what happened, speak, or care for herself, and Nora must come to terms ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2018
Nora uses a secret to blackmail her cousin Riley into riding a roller coaster with her, and Riley suffers a stroke due to an undiagnosed hear...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
