Charmed (Orca Soundings) [Library Binding]

Carrie Mac (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 9, 2008 | Series: Orca Soundings

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. This series offers the best of contemporary, compelling fiction for reluctant teen readers. Edgy cover art and high-interest topics appeal to older teens, while reading levels from 2.0 to 4.5 mean success for struggling readers.

--This text refers to an alternate Library Binding edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book broke my heart. It deals with a very difficult subject; one that society would rather sweep under the rug...This book is not only for teens, but also for parents. It calls for parents to value their children and to always put them first. I think this is a great book for young adults to read as it puts everything in perspective, and will help both young adults and parents become more knowledgeable in terms of protecting themselves and their loved ones. Five stars." (Bookvacations.wordpress.com )

"This book talks about a lot of things that teens nowadays would experience." (Teen Summer Reading Club )

"Charmed is the gold standard of what hi/lo titles can be. Highly Recommended." (CM Magazine ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Dillon wakes me up. I fell asleep in the boots and leather mini-skirt and nothing else. He's brought a friend home. The friend is grinning down at me. I yank the sleeping bag over me. His name is Barrel, and he's big and round like one.

"She'll do," he says. Then he leaves.

"Do what?" My head is pounding.

"Nothing. Don't worry about it." Dillon heads for the shower. "Go back to sleep."

So I do.

(20041126) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 107 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1435274954
• ISBN-13: 978-1435274952
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fast Paced Read, December 10, 2004

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Debra Behr "Debra The Librarian" (NY NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Charmed (Orca Soundings) (Paperback)

Dillion, slowly seduces a young teen girl Lizzie, the high school drop out whom she has a crush on. Lizzie relationship with her mother is being interrupted by her mom's business trips. Making life even worse is `Rob the Slob' mom's pinhead boyfriend who coming between the two. Dillon's sexual and emotion seduction is like the light on the end of a tunnel for her. Lizzie runs away to live with him and ends up in the world of prostitution. She comes a prisoner in a drug dealer/pimp's, Barrel's, house. Although this is far from great writing and the plot is a little choppy, it will find it's way in teens' hands. This is part of a ORCA SOUNDING series which are very quick reads of realistic fiction.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Charmed into a not-so-charmed life, March 21, 2008

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Volkert Volkersz (Snohomish, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Charmed (Orca Soundings) (Paperback)

I read this book (in less than an hour) after a staff member questioned whether or not it was appropriate for our high school library. The subject matter is disturbing: a teen girl with poor self-esteem, and a dysfunctional home life, is charmed by the high-school dropout boy of her dreams into a life of drug abuse and prostitution.

Here are the reasons I'll keep it on my shelf. The book is an easy read, which may make it appealing to the very population that might be exposed to this type of life. And despite the subject matter, the language is fairly tame, with no real graphic descriptions of the events that take place.

The story does an effective job of showing the ugliness of a life of drugs and prostitution. This book may have a limited appeal in most high school libraries, but it might help some young people to think twice about lifestyle choices.

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay, July 18, 2010

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P. Tintori "pamla23" (springfield, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Charmed (Orca Soundings) (Paperback)

Got this book and it was bent. When I read about it, there was no mention of book being bent.