Published April 8, 2007
About the Book:
Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk, got behind the wheel, and hit Maggie Armstrong. Even after months of painful physical therapy, Maggie walks with a limp. Her social life is nil and a scholarship to study abroad—her chance to escape everyone and their pitying stares—has been canceled.
After a year in juvenile jail, Caleb’s free . . . if freedom means endless nagging from a transition coach and the prying eyes of the entire town. Coming home should feel good, but his family and ex-girlfriend seem like strangers.
Caleb and Maggie are outsiders, pigeon-holed as "criminal" and "freak." Then the truth emerges about what really happened the night of the accident and, once again, everything changes. It’s a bleak and tortuous journey for Caleb and Maggie, yet they end up finding comfort and strength from a surprising source: each other.
My Thoughts:
Really interesting and unique premise for this one. It's well-written, has well-developed and interesting characters, and the alternating POV style is done well. Both Caleb and Maggie's voices are very distinctive and the back and forth never gets confusing. When the alternating POV thing works, it's great, but when it doesn't it's terrible. Here it's great. Caleb and Maggie are complex and interesting, and they read like real teens, very believable. There are also some great supporting characters, such as Mrs. Reynolds. I have the sequel to read next, and I'm looking forward to where Caleb and Maggie's story will go from here.
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