A Place Like This

By Steven Herrick

I want to leave townI want to leave townI want to leave.Jack and Annabel have decided to put off university and drive around the country. It all seems wildly romantic, but when their car dies two days into the trip, they end up at George's apple orchard, figuring it's just a temporary place to stay and earn some money.And at first it is. They fill bins with tart, crunchy apples all day, and drink cold beers while snuggling in the hayloft at night. But then Jack recognizes something in George's family that his own family suffered from. So Jack and Annabel decide to stay for a while. They're not sure how to help, but the know they want to try...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689867115
• ISBN13: 9780689867118
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 137 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

A verse novel for teenagers.

This book has been shortlisted for numerous awards in australia, and it's easy to see why. It's an easy-to-read verse novel for teenagers dealing with love, and self-image. This book is highly recommended for anybody who thinks that teenagers can't be excited and motivated by poetry. Well worth reading aloud to school classes. A unique and original novel for young people.