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Skate Fate

Juan Felipe Herrera

I wanted to roar outtouch things i had never touched. to see if it was true. was i still here was this life still here. on this side. whatever you call it dude. wanted to touch everything like van Gogh touched and smeared everything when he painted. so i wrote it and spoke it. maybe mama would hear me. cuz i could hear her. sayin' When your heart hurts, sing. wherever you go.Lucky Z has always lived on the edge—he loved to skateboard, to drag race, to feel alive. But things have taken a turn—he's living with new foster parents and a tragic past. An accident changed everything. And only his voice will set him free.

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Book Details

Genre:

Poetry

Age Level:

12 and up

Skate Fate review by HP0312_RPEMS

HP0312_RPEMS

Skate Fate is the story of Lucky Z, a boy who's had a pretty rough time of it. His mother has died of breast cancer, he's been abandoned by his dad, and a drag racing accident has left him in a wheelchair. That story could have a lot of promise. Unfortunately, author Juan Felipe Herrera's plot leaves much to be desired; and the story is told in poems, which can get really confusing.