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Heat

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Bonnie is a high school student and a prizewinning diver. The water and her training schedule are a major part of her life. So when she hits her head one day in practice on the high diving board and is not allowed to dive for a time, it seems her whole world is turned upside-down.

At the same time Bonnie is struggling with not diving, her father, divorced from her mother for a time and newly married, is also having turmoil in his life. He is a lawyer and has been arrested for allegedly defrauding his clients.

Bonnie is certain that the charges against her father are false, but her mother and her older sister and many others seem to feel differently. She is scared for her father and his time in jail, and she is just as scared thinking about her own life and whether she will be able to make herself dive again.

I liked the strength in Bonnie's character; she was confident and mostly secure in her life, even with the things that went wrong. I also liked what ended up happening in Bonnie's father's trial.

I wasn't sure what the character of Rowan was there for. His relationship with Bonnie was never clarified enough for me, and he didn't feel like a three-dimensional character. I also kept thinking that there was supposed to be some deep parallel between Bonnie being afraid to dive and her father's situation, but I couldn't quite make the connection.

Heat, by Michael Cadnum, is a different book than most. It has a different rhythm-a new way of explaining things in words and phrases other than what you would normally hear, so that you have to concentrate on the novel, which helps you really get into it. I liked this book because it travels through everyday scenarios in life, but with a unique outlook and taste that gives you a good view of Bonnie's experiences as a competetive diver with an injury and coping with her father's arrest. This is a great book for someone looking for an intriguing read and a great story.

This book is about a girl named Bonnie. She is about 16 or 17 years old. In the begining Bonnie gets into an accident. She does not remember much of it but she mostly recovers. The accident happened when she was at practice for her diving team. She is very good and everyone likes her. My favorite part of the book was when Bonnie and her best friend were fighting over something really stupid. It reminds me of me and my best friend. In this book Bonnie's parents are devoriced. Her dad has a new girlfriend now and her mom is still single. Dads girlfriend and Bonnie have some fights but for the most part they get along very well. I would reccomend this book to mostly girls because it is told by a girl and about what happens to a girl. On the other hand I think anyone would like it.

The book is quite interesting to read. People who are into water sports would enjoy this the most. A short summery: A sixteen year-old Bonnie Chamberlain wants to be a proffesional diver. On one of her practices she has an accident injuring her scalp. Fortunetly she is is alright and is still determined to practice, practice and practice. Now it's even harder for her to concentrate on the dives that her farther's in trouble with the law, and it ends with... well,I won't tell you, if u wanna find out,read the book!