Problem is, someone wants it shut down and lucy has to find out who or shell be sent away for good. Hintons the outsiders and louis sachars holes, hartinger writes about a subculture of teenagers many people would like to forget, in a novel as fastpaced and provocative as his first book, geography club. Brent hartingers book gives a voice to those children and teens often overlooked by the system. Never have i read a book that screamed so loudly to be made into a movie. Brent hartinger born 1971 is an american author, playwright. The last chance texaco by brent hartinger goodreads. Editions of the last chance texaco by brent hartinger. Overall, i truly enjoyed the last chance texaco interesting title, nice cover, compelling premise, solid writing, an appropriate presentation of the types of issues a teen might face in the child welfare system for adolescent readers, a bit of a mystery, and a convincing and relatively unexpected conclusion to that mystery. Read the last chance texaco by brent hartinger for free with a 30 day free trial. The last chance texaco book by brent hartinger thriftbooks. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Among the residents, kindle home is known as the last chance texaco, because its the last stop before being shipped off to the highsecurity juvenile detention center on nearby rabbit islandbetter known as eattheiryoung island to anyone who knows what its really like. Following his first book, geography club, brent hartinger has succeeded in bringing to print another great story of young people often seen as outside the norm. Additionally, she was listed at number 30 on vh1s 100 greatest. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The last chance texaco by brent hartinger book read online. Brent hartinger lucy pitt, a troubled teen with no family, struggles to fit in as a new tenant at a last chance foster home. The last chance texaco by brent hartinger abebooks.
Slowly the ice melts and lucy discovers what the warmth that a family and a home provide. The novel, the last chance texaco, like kindle home is a warm and inviting place to call home. Last chance texaco by christine pountney goodreads. The last chance texaco by brent hartinger overdrive. The guy looked at me with a stare that would have frozen ant. Books about foster care and adoption for young adults. Fifteen years old and parentless, lucy pitt has spent the last eight years. This book details a groundbreaking program in a texas juvenile detention center which is literally a last chance for juvenile offenders to avoid long prison sentences in adult jails. Buy the kobo ebook book the last chance texaco by at indigo.
Their romantic world is shattered by an experience. Hubner profiles two inmates they are called students, a boy and a girl at the giddings school. Brent hartinger troubled teen lucy pitt struggles to fit in as the new tenant at a last chance foster home. Last chance texaco oakdale book 4 kindle edition by. Among the residents, kindle home is known as the last chance texaco, because its the last stop before being shipped off to the highsecurity juvenile detention center on nearby rabbit island better known as eattheiryoung island to anyone who knows what its really like. To help keep our communities safe, all our retail locations are temporarily closed until further notice. Sent to yet another group home, she struggles to fit in because if she screws up here, its off to a notorious last refuge for hopeless incorrigibles. Hartinger captured the voices of the kids perfectly and. Parentless teen lucy pitt has finally ended up at a group home that really feels like home. This music, from pop songs to orchestral epics, these books, tv shows and movies bring the world to your doorstep. The last chance texaco is a book about this girl named lucy and she is at a group home because her parents were killed in a car accident when she was 7. Lucy pitt enters kindle home a mixture of fire and ice. After arriving in california in the mid1970s, jones started taking songwriting more seriously, and by 1977 had met singersongwriters chuck e.
Thats why kindle house is also known as the last chance texaco. Now she is fifteen and she has gone from group home to group home and now she has arrived at kindle home. The last chance texaco brent hartinger harpertempest hardcover 240 pages february 2004. The last chance texaco by brent hartinger librarything. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. After dealing with kids in the system for 17 years and living with foster kids years, i look very closely at books about them and usually find them wanting, but the last chance texaco is right on. Rickie lee jones the last chance texaco 1979 youtube. Lucy pitt has been in and out of foster homes and now in and out of group homes.
Last chance texaco oakdale book 4 kindle edition by lee, joe. Last chance texaco has a plot thats just quirky enough to keep the reader eagerly anticipating the next page. This is a great book that offers much to the reader. The last chance texaco by brent hartinger nook book. The last chance texaco has everything a reader could want. Christine pountney john, a wary 15yearold born in canada but raised in california by a neglectful father, finds solace in a relationship with the new girl in town. In the tradition of holes and the outsiders, hartinger writes about a subculture of teenagers many people would like to forget, in a novel as fastpaced and provocative as his first book. As the novel opens, she arrives at kindle home, known as the last chance texaco, like those gas stations. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Last chance in texas by john hubner offers some hope. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading last chance texaco oakdale book 4. These last four books were written for adults, and include the teen characters from his earlier ya novels, but now adults in their twenties. Whether you are looking to learn about the kids in the system or you grew up in a group home and looking for a book that you can identify with, the last chance texaco is for you. The last chance texaco by rickie lee jones songfacts.
The last chance texaco is a terrific book geared toward the young adult market, but also worthwhile for adults to read, if only to see and understand the world that kids like lucy pitt are forced to survive in. John, a wary 15yearold born in canada but raised in california. The last chance texaco by brent hartinger, 9780060509149, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Last chance texaco by brent hartinger, paperback barnes. Browsing the library, i came to this book in particular, and picked it up because it looked more worthy to read than the others. After i read the last chance texaco, i thought it was quite. Rickie lee jones wants to fight the darkness that gnaws at people duration. Texaco is an epic narrative that traces the history of the island of martinique from the time it was a slaveholding french colony to its present status as a part of france under the sway of. Lucys not one to be cowed easilygetting shunted from one foster family to another for most of her life has seen to thatand she shows herself to be smart, plucky, and resourceful. Weiss and tom waits jones consequently became romantically involved with waits. Rickie lee jones was a girl with a boys name who knew about cars and proved it with her aching song of yearning, roads, and disconnected spark plugs, the last chance texaco. The last chance texaco discussion guide brent hartinger.
Last chance texaco, the by hartinger, brent and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Last chance texaco is a classic southern thriller loaded with twists, turns, and unforgettable charactersboth good and evilwhich populate the tiny town of seeminglyserene oakdale. Plagued by behavior problems and an addiction to oxycontin, lucy is placed at kindle house, a group home nicknamed the last chance texaco because its the last stop before rabbit island, the highsecurity facility where nobody wants to end up. Read the last chance texaco by brent hartinger available from rakuten kobo. Travelthemed movies, books, tv shows and tunes that will take you around the world while youre stuck on your couch. Extreme american makeover by mitali perkins, all the broken pieces by ann e. Although several of the characters do indeed encounter their last chance, lee sets up the. Rickie lee jones 1979 the last chance texaco youtube. Watch the video for the last chance texaco from rickie lee joness rickie lee jones for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Everyone knows that if you get kicked out of kindle house, youll be sent to eattheiryoung island. Rickie lee jones is the debut album of singersongwriter rickie lee jones.
Brent hartinger has been a fulltime author for many years, writing novels, plays, and screenplays. The last chance texaco is a novel about kids in a group home named kindle house, nicknamed last chance texaco. The characters in this book include the good, the bad, and the ugly, and i cared about what happened to each of them. This is the last stop for troubled kids in the system before they get sent off to juvenile detention at rabbit island, a. Rickie lee jones performs the last chance texaco live at the farm aid concert in champaign, illinois on.
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