Slowly the ice melts and lucy discovers what the warmth that a family and a home provide. Read the last chance texaco by brent hartinger for free with a 30 day free trial. Now shes landed at the kindle home, also know as the last chance texaco. His first novel, geography club, is also a successful stage play and a feature film costarring scott. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance. The last chance texaco by brent hartinger abebooks. About the book three truths and a lie by brent hartinger hardcover simon pulse released 822016 a weekend retreat in the woods and an innocent game of three truths and a lie goes horribly wrong in this highoctane psychological thriller filled with romantic suspense by a lambda awardwinning author. The last chance texaco by brent hartinger overdrive. A feature film version of hartinger s first novel, geography club, was released in november 20, costarring scott bakula. Read the last chance texaco by brent hartinger available from rakuten kobo. Even worse, theres a menacing, centuriesold creature in their midst that devours souls and possesses physical bodies.
Last chance texaco, the by hartinger, brent and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The last chance texaco brent hartinger harpertempest hardcover 240 pages february 2004. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. From brent hartinger, the awardwinning and critically acclaimed author of geography club. Brent hartinger has been a fulltime author for many years, writing novels, plays, and screenplays. Sent to yet another group home, she struggles to fit in. This is a great book that offers much to the reader. Like dave and his friends, as a teenager he resisted getting a job for as long as. Sent to yet another group home, she struggles to fit in because if she screws up here, its off to a notorious last refuge for hopeless incorrigibles. Feb 17, 2004 the last chance texaco is a novel about kids in a group home named kindle house, nicknamed last chance texaco.
Brent hartinger books list of books by author brent. The last chance texaco is a terrific book geared toward the young adult market, but also worthwhile for adults to read, if only to see and understand the world that kids like lucy pitt are forced to survive in. Problem is, someone wants it shut down and lucy has to find out who or shell be sent away for good. Editions of the last chance texaco by brent hartinger. The novel, the last chance texaco, like kindle home is a warm and inviting place to call home. Meanwhile, their funding is in danger, and the neighborhood wants the place closed. The first sentence in the book is the door was locked, and i sure as. Click to read more about the last chance texaco by brent hartinger.
As zach and emory track the kidnappers from the astral realm, their bond growsbut each moment could be gilberts last. As a teenager things are already tough, but for lucy things havent ever been simple. A strong plot drives this story and its characters. Among the residents, kindle home is known as the last chance texaco, because its the. Three truths and a lie book by brent hartinger official.
My most famous book is probably my 2003 novel, geography club, which has been adapted into a feature film starring scott bakula, marin hinkle, ana gasteyer, cameron deane stewart, justin deeley, ally maki, andrew caldwell, and nikki blonsky. Nov 06, 2012 the last chance texaco by brent hartinger. His may 2007 release, dreamquest starscape, is the first in a middle grade fantasy series entitled tales of slumberia. Brent hartinger is the awardwinning author of a number of novels, mostly for and about teens, including geography club 2003 and five companion books, the last chance texaco 2004. The last chance texaco las vegasclark county library. The last chance texaco is a novel about kids in a group home named kindle house, nicknamed last chance texaco. Whether you are looking to learn about the kids in the system or you grew up in a group home and looking for a book that you can identify with, the last chance texaco is for you. Like dave and his friends, as a teenager he resisted getting a job for as long as possible but finally was forced by his parents to go. Overall, i truly enjoyed the last chance texacointeresting title, nice cover, compelling premise, solid writing, an appropriate presentation of the types of issues a teen might face in the child welfare system for adolescent readers, a bit of a mystery, and a convincing and. This one does have some mild swearing right from the start. Sep 26, 2011 parentless teen lucy pitt has finally ended up at a group home that really feels like home.
Read online the order of the poison oak brent hartinger. Brent hartinger troubled teen lucy pitt struggles to fit in as the new tenant at a last chance foster home. The last chance texaco, brent hartinger, smashwords edition. Brent hartinger books list of books by author brent hartinger. Brent hartinger, author of three truths and a lie, on the.
Among the residents, kindle home is known as the last chance texaco, because its the last stop before being shipped off to the highsecurity juvenile detention center on nearby rabbit islandbetter known as eattheiryoung island to anyone who knows what its really like. Among his books are geography club and its sequel, the order of the poison oak, as well as the last chance texaco and split screen. The last chance texaco discussion guide brent hartinger. The last chance texaco by brent hartinger, 9780060509149, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Geography club by brent hartinger is the first novel in the russel middlebrook series and was released in the year 2003. Mar 24, 2009 brent hartinger was first featured in wd for his young adult novel geography club, which received praise for its realistic portrayal of gay teen characters. A feature film version of his first novel, geography club, was released in november 20, costarring scott bakula, ana gasteyer, and. Author brent hartinger was born in the state of washington sometime in the year 1965, growing up in tacoma. The last chance texaco by brent hartinger librarything. Review of the book the last chance texaco, by brent hartinger. In an easyreading novel format, the last chance texaco offers a snapshot of the lives of vulnerable and dispossessed north american youth who have found their way, along lifes thorny path, to kindle home, what the youth call the last chance texaco. Soon, his spirit is soaring through the strange and boundless astral realma shadow place.
Brent hartinger shadow walkers brent hartinger young. Hartinger has successfully balanced the key elements of selfdiscovery, hope, suspense and romance like a man who has reached the far side of a tightrope. Hartinger was born in 1971 in washington state and grew up in tacoma, washington. For the last twenty years, i have made my living writing just about everything that involves words. While searching for his brother, zach meets a boy named emory, another astral traveler whos intriguing and cute. This is the last stop for troubled kids in the system before they get sent off to juvenile detention at rabbit island, a. Hartinger captured the voices of the kids perfectly and portrays the situation extremely well.
After dealing with kids in the system for 17 years and living with foster kids years, i look very closely at books about them and usually find them wanting, but the last chance texaco is right on. Following his first book, geography club, brent hartinger has succeeded in bringing to print another great story of young people often seen as outside the norm. Dec 22, 2004 hartinger, brent the last chance texaco. Russel is trying to keep something hidden from people, like his two friends min a chinese american female and gunnar who is bright and. Last chance texaco by brent hartinger, paperback barnes. The actionpacked plot denies readers the chance to put the book down. I wouldnt have really believed these were group home kids if it didnt. Overall, i truly enjoyed the last chance texaco interesting title, nice cover, compelling premise, solid writing, an appropriate presentation of the types of issues a teen might face in the child welfare system for adolescent readers, a bit of a mystery, and a convincing and relatively unexpected conclusion to that mystery. Lucy pitt a remarkable independent character with a strong personality is what makes this book unforgettable. If she doesnt get her life together here, her next stop is eattheiryoung island, a juvenile facility. The last chance texaco by brent hartinger nook book. Smashwords the last chance texaco a book by brent hartinger.
A welldeveloped cast of characters pulls readers into this awesome story. Lucy pitt enters kindle home a mixture of fire and ice. His first published book was the young adult novel geography club harpercollins, 2003. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Now shes ended up at kindle home, a place for foster kids who arent wanted anywhere else. Brent hartinger troubled teen lucy pitt struggles to fit in as the new tenant at a lastchance foster home. Smashwords about brent hartinger, author of the otto.
His twelve novels include the 2003 gay teen classic geography club, which was adapted as a feature film in 20. Brent hartingers book gives a voice to those children and teens often overlooked by the system. Russel middlebrook, books, movies brent hartinger august 3, 20 geography club, movie. He earned a bachelors degree from gonzaga university in spokane, washington, and studied for a masters in psychology at western washington university career. Brent hartinger was first featured in wd for his young adult novel geography club, which received praise for its realistic portrayal of gay teen characters. Brent hartinger lucy pitt, a troubled teen with no family, struggles to fit in as a new tenant at a lastchance foster home. The last chance texaco has everything a reader could wantnever have i read a book that screamed so loudly to be made into a moviedont pass this one up. Hartingers novel the last chance texaco is based on his experiences working as a counselor in a group home for troubled adolescents. In the eight years since her parents died, lucy pitt has bounced from one foster placement to another.
Fifteen years old and parentless, lucy pitt has spent the last eight years being shifted from one foster home to another. In the tradition of holes and the outsiders, hartinger writes about a subculture of teenagers many people would like to forget, in a novel as fastpaced and provocative as his first book, geography club. Books about foster care and adoption for young adults. Read the last chance texaco online by brent hartinger books. Brent hartinger opens your eyes to the situation of many kids in america, while telling a great story at the same time. With only his little brother, gilbert, to keep him company, zach feels cut off from the world. The last chance texaco by brent hartinger goodreads. The work concerns fifteenyearold lucy pitt, a foster child whose parents were killed in a car accident when lucy was seven years old. The last chance texaco epub brent hartinger achat ebook. In an easyreading novel format, the last chance texaco offers a snapshot of the lives of vulnerable and dispossessed north american youth who. Brent hartinger s book gives a voice to those children and teens often overlooked by the system. A fastmoving, heartfelt storybeautifully conceived and executed, very well written with characters who seem very realbrutally honest but full of hope.
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