
GOING TOO FAR by Jennifer Echols Category: Contemporary Age Recommendation: Grades 9+ Release Date: 3/17/09 Publisher: MTV Books Reviewed by: Jennifer Rummel Rating: 5 Stars Meg pushes limits. Right before Spring Break, she and her friends are found trespassing on a dangerous railroad bridge, under the influence. They almost lose their lives. As punishment, they must forgo their trip to Miami Beach and instead each spend a week riding with a trauma unit in an effort to teach them a lesson. Meg must spend the week riding in a police car with the officer who brought her in. She’s unnerved to find that not only is he a few years older than she is and that they once had class together - but also that she’s falling for him. For Meg, the girl who doesn’t plan anything and who runs away from any emotional ties, this week could spell out her downfall. Jennifer Echols deals with the limits of life and shocking everyone in GOING TOO FAR, a novel readers won’t want to put down. |