Fighting the Current - Hardcover

Heather Waldorf

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1894222938 ISBN 13: 9781894222938

Publisher: Lobster Press, 2004

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Theresa "Tee" Stanford thinks life is smooth sailing. After graduation, she and her father Mel plan to take a spring canoe trip down the Rideau Waterway. But everything changes when a drunk driver hits Mel, leaving him mentally disabled. With her last year of high school looming large and an important friendship teetering on the brink of romance, Tee finds she can no longer rely on her old plans for the future.

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About the Author:

North York, Ontario's Heather Waldorf received her fine arts degree from York University and her adult education degree from Brock University. Her experience as a social worker and her passion for the outdoors inspired her to write "Fighting the Current", her first book for young adults.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 9 Up–Theresa Stanford, 17, is adjusting to the serious blows that life has dealt her. Her parents are divorced, and she doesn't get along with her mother. Her father was recently hit by a car and left with the mental abilities of a kindergartner. Then, the drunk driver's vindictive brother sets fire to the house where Theresa lives with her aunt. It burns to the ground and Aunt George dies in the blaze. But not everything is dark. The teen finds herself drawn to Ethan, a new boy in her Canadian town, and he helps her through her problems. He knows a lot about coping, because his beloved sister has cystic fibrosis. Ethan and Theresa's relationship has believable trials, but overall it grows and, by the end, they're planning a life together. Her dad improves, and he and her mother, who discover that they are still very much in love, plan to remarry. Although Theresa finds this troubling, she and her mother eventually form a truce. The book has a few minor flaws: the dialogue is sometimes stilted and preachy and many of the scenes and conflict resolutions are told rather than shown. However, the most important moments are always dramatized. The characters are believably imperfect, and they work through their troubles in realistic ways.–Catherine Ensley, Latah County Free Library District, Moscow, ID

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