At Risk (Sidestreets)
Publisher: Lorimer
Published: November 16, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781550288469
Subjects: Juvenile Fiction; Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General; Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9); General; 342; 81; Jacqueline Guest, At Risk, scare straight; Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Runaways; Short Stories
First sentence: The white-hot July sun seared Tia Winter's eyes as she scanned the road for the prison bus.
Description: Tia is spending the summer working at a special ranch designed to "scare straight" at-risk youth. She tries to bond with Sage, a street kid who has been given one last chance to get her life together. But Sage resists Tia's overtures, and when money goes missing, all fingers point to the troubled teen. At Risk combines a satisfying mystery plot with a sympathetic portrayal of teens grappling with dark pasts and uncertain futures.