Not Just Proms & Parties:
Chelsea's Ride
by Patricia G. Penny
Chelsea's Ride
by Patricia G. Penny
CHELSEA'S RIDE by Patricia G. Penny
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 9/1/06
Publisher: Lobster Press
Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"
Rating: 4 Stars
Chelsea is riding the bus or bumming rides to school, to work, to anywhere she has to go. Can you believe her
parents would actually take away her driving privileges? So she had an accident, a ticket, and then another accident
in the one year since she's had her license. Don't they know how difficult this makes her life?
Getting a ride ends up being pretty easy when she realizes she just needs to take advantage of the fact that geeky
Denny Waddell seems to be camped on her doorstep with his tongue hanging out. He'll drive her anywhere; all she
has to do is ask.
The rides get easier and the driver gets better looking when Chelsea hooks up with the hot guy who works at the pet
store next to the chocolate shop where she works. He seems to be really into her, but everywhere they go they are
stalked by his ex-girlfriend. Geez!
Patricia G. Penny has teamed up with Lobster Press to create a series titled NOT JUST PROMS & PARTIES.
CHELSEA'S RIDE is the first I have read and I'm impressed. The writing is smooth and well-crafted for such a
short read – less than 140 pages. The story has interesting characters and a message for teens. I'm looking forward
to reading and reviewing several more that were sent my way.
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 9/1/06
Publisher: Lobster Press
Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"
Rating: 4 Stars
Chelsea is riding the bus or bumming rides to school, to work, to anywhere she has to go. Can you believe her
parents would actually take away her driving privileges? So she had an accident, a ticket, and then another accident
in the one year since she's had her license. Don't they know how difficult this makes her life?
Getting a ride ends up being pretty easy when she realizes she just needs to take advantage of the fact that geeky
Denny Waddell seems to be camped on her doorstep with his tongue hanging out. He'll drive her anywhere; all she
has to do is ask.
The rides get easier and the driver gets better looking when Chelsea hooks up with the hot guy who works at the pet
store next to the chocolate shop where she works. He seems to be really into her, but everywhere they go they are
stalked by his ex-girlfriend. Geez!
Patricia G. Penny has teamed up with Lobster Press to create a series titled NOT JUST PROMS & PARTIES.
CHELSEA'S RIDE is the first I have read and I'm impressed. The writing is smooth and well-crafted for such a
short read – less than 140 pages. The story has interesting characters and a message for teens. I'm looking forward
to reading and reviewing several more that were sent my way.