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About The Book
Some friends fade away….Others disappear. Now in paperback, a riveting mystery that will “keep the pages turning” (Chris Crutcher, author of Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes).
Imagine you and your best friend head out West on a cross-country bike trek. Imagine that you get into a fight—the cheap SOB won’t kick in any cash—and you stop riding together. Imagine you reach Seattle, go home alone, and start college. Imagine you think your former best friend does too. Imagine he didn’t, that he was carrying more than $20,000 in cash the whole trip, and that now the FBI is looking for him. Imagine your world shifting....
Shift is a breathtaking tour-de-force that explores the depths of loyalty and friendship—and the unknowable depths of another person.
Imagine you and your best friend head out West on a cross-country bike trek. Imagine that you get into a fight—the cheap SOB won’t kick in any cash—and you stop riding together. Imagine you reach Seattle, go home alone, and start college. Imagine you think your former best friend does too. Imagine he didn’t, that he was carrying more than $20,000 in cash the whole trip, and that now the FBI is looking for him. Imagine your world shifting....
Shift is a breathtaking tour-de-force that explores the depths of loyalty and friendship—and the unknowable depths of another person.
About The Author
Photo courtesy of camyleephotography.com
Jennifer Bradbury
Jennifer Bradbury is the author of the middle grade novel River Runs Deep and of several critically acclaimed young adult novels, including, Take, A Moment Comes, Wrapped, and her debut, Shift—which Kirkus Reviews called “fresh, absorbing, compelling” in a starred review. Shift was picked as an ALA and a School Library Journal Best Book for Young Adults and is also on numerous state reading lists. She is also a rock climber and teacher in Burlington, Washington, where she lives with her family.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (July 6, 2010)
- Length: 256 pages
- ISBN13: 9781442420120
- Ages: 12 - 99
Awards and Honors
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award Master List
- ALA Best Books For Young Adults
- Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Nominee
- Beehive Award Master List (UT)
- Texas Tayshas High School Reading List
- Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee
- Capital Choices Noteworthy Books for Children's and Teens (DC)
- Gateway Readers Award Final Nominee (MO)
- Children's Sequoyah Book Award Master List (OK)
- Volunteer State Book Award Nominee (TN)
- Virginia Readers' Choice Award List
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award Master List (VT)
- Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Nominee (MD)
- Iowa High School Book Award Nominee
- Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year Selection Title
- ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults - Top Ten
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- Author Photo (jpg): Jennifer Bradbury Photo courtesy of camyleephotography.com(4.3 MB)
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