Gone Bad (Lorimer SideStreets) - Softcover

Choyce, Lesley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155277709X ISBN 13: 9781552777091

Publisher: Lorimer, 2011

Synopsis

Cody and his friends call it street cleaning―four of them beating up on one guy they don't like the looks of. Cody partakes in the action, even though he'd rather be taking out his aggression on his drum kit. A drummer without a band is one lost dude, so Cody soon hooks up with Kelsey and guitar playing Alex.

Cody manages to keep his destructive tendencies under wraps long enough for the band to start to have a following. But before success comes knocking, Cody's old friends show up with a score to settle. Cody needs to decide whether the time is right to come clean about his past and face the consequences.

About this title

About the Author:

Lesley Choyce is a novelist and poet living at Lawrencetown Beach in Nova Scotia. The Ottawa Citizen calls him "a national treasure."

Review:

"[Choyce] addresses serious issues with teen readers while 'keeping it real' with character development and dialogue...Gone Bad joins the other 35 books in the Lorimer SideStreets Series which bring hard-hitting issues to teen readers in effective but accessible prose...I will certainly be recommending these titles to students looking for easy reads with an edge." (Resource Links 2011-06-01)

"The story's anti-bullying message is well integrated into the plot, and Cody's gritty past is honestly portrayed." (The Horn Book Guide 2012-05-01)

About this edition

• Publisher: Lorimer
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 155277709X
• ISBN 13: 9781552777091
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152