Redline

by Alex Van Tol

Jenessa escapes to the sanctuary of her car and the freedom of the open road, where she can outrun her memories...if only for a while. She finds a kindred spirit in Dmitri, a warm-hearted speed demon who races at the track. But when Jenessa falls in with a group of street racers—and its irresistible leader, Cody—she finds herself caught up in a web of escalating danger. When her penchant for risk-taking spirals out of control, Jenessa has to find a way to break the self-destructive patterns she's built—before anyone else gets hurt.

Genres: Ebooks, Young Adult

136 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2011

About the author

I'm the author of 13 YA and middle grade books. When I'm not writing, I travel to schools to speak with groups of students. I love visiting schools!

I also work as a full-time freelance writer, creating stories and articles for universities, government organizations, magazines and more.

A few random facts:
* The most I've ever written in a single day is 14,000 words. That was a very, very long day.
* I print. I don't use handwriting.
* I like cats and horses. I used to work as a wrangler on an Alberta ranch.
* Stephen King was my favourite writer growing up.
* Small spaces worry me. You won't find me wiggling through caves on my tummy anytime soon.
* My favourite authors are Jonathan Franzen, Cormac McCarthy, Paulo Coelho, Amy Tan, JK Rowling and Jeff Kinney.

Reviews

[Kam · Rating 5 out of 5]

the book redline so far has been a pretty good book. what made this book more intresting since i got it. as i was reading the book something came up about a 1969 chevy camaro with a blower. dimitri and this girl met up somewhere and she falls in love with his car, the 1969 camaro with 500 horse power. my book belongs in non fiction because idk its just not a all real book. i think my dad would enjoy reading this book because he likes old cars. i would still recommend this book to anyone.

[Emily Rozmus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Intense for an Orca. Our reluctant readers will like this one!

[Riley Solomon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty good, a good bit of action. I actually wanted to read it.

[Brenda Kahn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as believable as some of the hi-lo books I've read. This "issue" demands more character development, which is conspicuously absent in these types of books.