Kicked Out (Orca Soundings) [Paperback]

Beth Goobie (Author)

Book Description

Series: Orca Soundings | Publication Date: October 1, 2002

Dime is trying to outrun the horror of her brother's accident. (RL3.0)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An accurate reflection of the emotional lives of many teenage girls who act out in a cry to be loved for who they are. This short novel, set in large, accessible type will appeal to struggling readers who are drawn to emotional, contemporary stories in which the heroine triumphs on her own terms...Recommended." (CM Magazine 20020103)

"Provides preteen and teen readers with a role model who is able to see that the choices one makes should have less to do with popularity and more to do with the right thing...A must-read for every teenager and pre-teen and an excellent acquisition for school and public libraries." (Resource Links )

"Teen readers will relate to Dime's struggle to accept herself and frustration at being always compared with another sibling who seems infallible. Although the writing is simple and concise, the main characters are multidimensional... A must-buy for librarians looking for high quality fiction to appeal to reluctant readers." (VOYA )

"Simple yet varied vocabulary and language realistical enough to keep the attention of teens while remaining clean enough for classroom use...Goobie has a particular flair for creating dramatic yet believable situations." (NMRLS Book Review Group )

About the Author

Beth Goobie is an award-winning author of a number of books for teens. Her book, Before Wings, won the CLA YA Book Award, was a Governor General's Award nominee, an ALA Best Book nominee and a Teen Top Ten.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 92 pages
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551432447
• ISBN-13: 978-1551432441
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #82 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Teens > Literature & Fiction > General

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5.0 out of 5 stars Windsor Jr SR High School, February 9, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Kicked Out (Orca Soundings) (Paperback)

This book called Kicked Out is really good its about this girl named Dime that likes this boy named Gabe and he likes her he brakes up with his ex- girlfriend to go out with her Dime also gets into lot of trouble she came home late and her mother an father always yell at her and she yells back. Her parents think the reason why shes like this is bacause her and he brother Darren got in a car accident and hes in a wheelchair and sometimes she fells bad for him and wishes she could take his place instead of her brother Darren being in a wheelchair.one nigt when Dime got home so late her parents were so angry they would yell at her and say " I wish you would start acting like your brother Darren." So she just ran to her room the next morning she came down stairs and saw her brother out sitting with his and her parents they tld her they were thinking about Dime living with her brother Darren for a while untill she got better with things. Dime was so excited she said yes and ran up stairs to pack to get ready to go to her brothers house. As soon as she got to Darrens house she called her bestfried Tiff and her boyfriend Gabe she told them to come over to see her new house. When Tiff and Gabe got there they started to act like it was there own house Gabe started to put the stereo on like it was his right in front of Darren and Dime. Dime didn't say anything because Gabe was her boyfriend and Dime didn't want him to get mad at her and Tiff was getting in Darren's refigerator like it was hers soon after they wanted to leave Gabe wanted Dime to come with hi but she hisitated for a minuet because of Darren because he cant make hin own dinner from the accident her cant move his legs or barly cant move his arms but she left with Gabe and Tiff anyways. She gotback so late after her parents called that her parents called again and Dime answered it and her mother yelled at her and said " Why were you out so late." dime didn't say anything so she hung up on her mother. One day Gabe was outside of school and Dime saw him with his arms around his ex- girlfriend Dime got so mad she dumped him for good she said " No boyfriends i don't need him anyways." Her and her brother Darren made a pak if she passed her drivers test and got her lisens they would drive all the way to California and so she did do as she was told and her and her brother darrn rode off to California together with Dime's new car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its a good book!!