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Fans of Sarah Dessen and Gayle Forman's emotionally-charged novels will laugh and cry with Clancy Edwards as she learns about taking chances and letting go during one unforgettable summer at her family's skydiving drop zone.
Sixteen-year-old Clancy Edwards has always been "the good girl." Ever since her beautiful, daring mother died in a skydiving accident, Clancy's father has watched her like a hawk. Between her dad's rules and her boyfriend's protectiveness, she's longing for an escape.
Then Clancy meets Denny, a college freshman and new skydiving student at the drop zone where she works. Clancy lets him think she's the same age. But the lies snowball over the summer, and suddenly Clancy isn't the person she wants to be. If only making choices were as simple as taking a leap out of a plane. Before Clancy can make things right, one last act of rebellion threatens her chance to do so--maybe forever.
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Toot's Review by Stacy Sabala
Clancy works
with her dad at the DZ. They run the
Drop Zone for the sky diving business her dad owns. She packs rigs as her job during the summer
and on weekends. Her mother died in a
diving accident when Clancy was six and her dad is extremely overprotective. I felt sorry for Clancy as her father made
her sound like an airhead that couldn’t make a decision on her own. He and her boyfriend, Theo, treated her like
she was made of glass. You could feel
her frustration rising from the pages.
She didn’t want to worry her dad, but she was a ticking timebomb. It was
only going to be a matter of time.
Then Denny
enters the picture. He is in college and
there for an internship. He decides to
jump tandem. That’s how they meet. He is nice and grabs her attention, but
Clancy dismisses him as never seeing him again once his jump is over. However, he decides to take the classes and
jump solo. So, Clancy sees him more
often and gets to know him. He is easy
to talk to and he reveals some of his own life.
He isn’t trying to protect her from anything and it is refreshing. They hang out more when Theo leaves for a job
in Idaho. I was glad to see that
honestly. She needed a break from him
even though she refused to admit it. She
also needed to get real with her dad, but it wasn’t going to happen anytime
soon.
She and
Denny grow closer, but she hasn’t revealed how old she really is and when Theo
comes home as a surprise, secrets are revealed.
Clancy is beside herself and she is done. The explosion is big and powerful as she
tries to prove to everyone that she is capable of taking care of herself.
She is an
awesome character, very complex and layered.
How she dealt with things was realistic and she could easily be a real
person. It was a great read. I give it a 4 out of 5.
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