Overdrive

Name: Overdrive
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Eric Walters
ISBN: 9781459819856

Author: Eric Walters

Series: Orca Soundings

Narrator: Iambic Productions

Unabridged: 1 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Published: 04/01/2004

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Law & Crime, Social Themes, Travel

Synopsis

Jake has finally got his driver's license, and tonight he has his brother's car as well. He and his friend Mickey take the car out and cruise the strip. When they challenge another driver to a street race, a disastrous chain reaction causes an accident. Jake and Mickey leave the scene, trying to convince themselves they were not involved. Jake finds he cannot pretend it didn't happen and struggles with deciding on the right thing to do. Should he pretend he was not involved? Or should he go to the police?

About Eric Walters

Eric Walters has written nearly 100 children's books, which have been translated into thirteen languages and won over 125 awards. He was named to the Order of Canada in 2014 for his contribution as an author of literature for children and young adults. Walters also runs The Creation of Hope, a charity providing care for orphans in the Mbooni District of Kenya.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kyle

I would recommend this book Overdrive by Eric Walters to people that like to read street racing. I like this book a lot. It has very good detail of what happens in it. It has good details about the cars and what they look like and setting. If you like to watch cars go over the speed, limit then this......more

Goodreads review by Gena

This book was very good! The ending to the book Overdrive was awesome. The character ended up doing the right thing. The ending was effective because his counsler talked to him and encouraged him to do the right thing. Which was confessing that he was kind of the cause for the big accident that had......more

Goodreads review by Noah

This book was fun to read. I can't wait to read some of the other books the author has written.......more

Goodreads review by David

The person that changed the most in the story was Jake. He got his drivers license and his brother let him borrow his car. Jake went somewhere with his friend Mickey and they were going to a place where they show of cars. But after all the showing of cars they new people street raced after. Jake did......more