Getting Nowhere

by Constance C. Greene

Mark only has one anger Fourteen-year-old Mark feels betrayed by his father, who has recently remarried. He spends his time feeling resentful and angry, especially after a humiliating experience with a girl. Mark’s mood only worsens until even his best friends have had enough. When he recklessly decides to take his stepmother’s car for a spin, he meets with near-tragic consequences. Can he learn to let go of his anger before things get out of control?

102 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 3, 1977

About the author

Born on October 27th, 1924, Constance C. Greene, the daughter of newspaper reporters, published A Girl Called Al (Viking, 1969) the story about a very intelligent girl who is an under-achiever and latch key kid, although Greene says that at the time of the writing the term wasn't being used yet. Al was a likable character and other books followed.

One of Greene's most popular books, Beat the Turtle Drum (Viking 1976), came from personal experience. At the age of eleven, Greene's sister died. The story relates how a young girl learns to cope with the accidental death of her sister. The book was adapted for television in 1976 as Very Good Friends and was shown on the ABC After-school Special.

Greene also wrote other juvenile and adult novels, among them Nora: Maybe a Ghost Story and Isabelle the Itch.

—Leslie Greaves Radloff

Reviews

[John F · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gave this book a 4 star rating because i personaly dont read vary much and usualy never stick with a book thet im reading unless its a really good book. this book keeps you thinking and you never know whats gonna happen next. It kinda reminds me of now days. Where kids know they did something wrong and there parents find out about it. So the parents ask them about it but you dont want to tell them u did it or were apart of it bacause you will get in trouble.