Ace Hits Rock Bottom [Hardcover]

Barbara Beasley Murphy (Author), Judie Wolkoff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1985

Teenage movie actor Horace "Ace" Hobart and his New York gang, the Purple Falcons, get involved in live theatre and an arson plot when they take summer jobs at a home for retired actors.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7-12 A fast-paced story of teenagers in New York City. Ace Hobart and his gang, the Falcons, are down on their luck. The money they made from their first movie is gone, but not the bills for goods bought. Their parents give them an ultimatumget a summer job or else. Jerry Cone, their agent, comes to the rescue with summer jobs at the Wartzburg Theater in the Bronx. Only thing is, the Wartzburg is a retirement home for aging actors and the jobs are as gardeners and busboys. Ace and his friends encounter their old enemies, the Piranhas, a gang from the Bronx, and go to great lengths to avoid meeting them on the streets. They also stumble across an organization of arsonists working near the theater. The book alternates between being funnythe boys dress like bag ladies as a disguise to keep the Piranhas from recognizing themand touching. The characters come across as real teenagers who mature because of their experiences. This welcome companion to Ace Hits the Big Time (Delacorte, 1981) will appeal to reluctant readers. Sharon Morrison, Klein High School, Tex.
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About the Author

BARBARA BEASLEY MURPHY and JUDIE WOLKOFF were once kids in New York City, too, and also wrote Ace Hits the Big Time, the first in the Can't Stop Ace series.

Barbara, a former actress, is the author of Ace Flies Like An Eagle (ALA Best Books for Reluctant Readers), Miguel Lost & Found in the Palace (winner of the Zia Award from the New Mexico Press Women's Association and first in a series of novels on the New Mexico State Museums) and Tripping the Runner, Annie and the Animals, and Annie at the Ranch. She received the Christopher Award and, in addition to a busy writing schedule, participates in a program of building homes for the poor in Mexico. She lives in Santa Fe.

Judie grew up in Montana and Idaho and had a short childhood career as a pet funeral director. As a teenager, her list of short careers multiplied: life guard (2 ½ days), elevator operator, movie extra, model, typist (6 hours), and carhop. She attended schools in Mexico and Spain, but graduated from an American university, taught school, then went globetrotting. Among her written works are seven scripts for the TV series, THE SPIRIT OF '76, and six novels, including the hilarious Wally, and the much-loved Happily Ever After-Almost. She lives in Santa Fe and works supporting a group that brings beautiful music to her community. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Hardcover: 202 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday; First Edition edition (September 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385294123
• ISBN-13: 978-0385294126
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,020,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Summery, September 4, 2001

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"ladyjessy" (Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ace Hits Rock Bottom (Hardcover)

I didn't read this book, but I did read Ace Hits the Big Time. I rated it a 5 only b/c the review program MADE me rate it. For those of you who want a summery of THIS book, here it is (it took me awhile to find it):

Summary: Teenage movie actor Horace "Ace" Hobart and his New York gang, the Purple Falcons, get involved in live theatre and an arson plot when they take summer jobs at a home for retired actors.