Fault Line, Janet Tashjian
Fault Line, Janet Tashjian
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Fault Line

Author: Janet Tashjian

Narrator: Jason Harris

Unabridged: 4 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/13/2004

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Becky Martin--smart, funny, ambitious--aspires to be a stand-up comic. While setting out to make her goal a reality, she meets Kip Costello, a rising star in the San Francisco comedy club scene. Where Becky once felt invisible around guys, she now basks in Kip's adoration. And what could be better than an attractive, intense boyfriend who cares about every minute detail of her life?

But Becky soon discovers a darker side to Kip, where emotional and physical abuse grown hand in hand. How is it possible to feel so special yet so worthless at the same time? As the relationship goes from loving to controlling, can Becky find the courage to get the help she needs before it's too late?

About The Author

JANET TASHJIAN's previous novel, The Gospel According to Larry, was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, a New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age, and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book. She is also the author of Vote for Larry, Multiple Choice, Tru Confessions, and Marty Frye, Private Eye. Tashjian lives with her family outside of Boston.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katherine on January 12, 2013

Fault Line is about a 17 year old girl who is trying to make it through her senior year in high school, fill out college applications for her future, launch her stand up comedy career & figure out this relationship thing with the new-comer Kip. Kip is sensitive, handsome, passionate, observant of Be......more

Goodreads review by Jocelyn on February 24, 2017

With her senior year coming to an end, a comedy career at her fingertips, and a new love interest, 17 year old Becky struggles to figure out what's right. Fault Line brings a unique perspective on modern relationships from the point of view of the victim herself. Abuse, both physically and mentally,......more

Goodreads review by Lee on November 16, 2009

The book I choose to read was Fault Line by Janet Tashjian. I really enjoyed reading this book. I would definitely recommend this novel. The genre of this book is fiction. I choose this book because “teen relationship abuse” is a huge topic, and this novel does a great job of explaining it in such......more

Goodreads review by Yvonne on January 05, 2017

I read "Fault Line", by Janet Tashjian because it looked like a book that would make me not want to stop reading, which ended up being the case. This book is about a 17 year old girl, named Becky, who has a dream of pursuing comedy, and then she meets a boy, named Kip, who is also a comedian. Abusin......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on February 11, 2011

This book was okay! It took me some time to read it but that is possibly because I didn't have much of a choice when it came to reading it! It is a good abuse story with a good ending though! But I did make some connection to it though because while reading it I found out that one one of my friends......more

Awards

  • AudioFile Earphones Award
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