- Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Laurel Leaf (Jan 1 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0440219817
- ISBN-13: 978-0440219811
- Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 1.8 x 17.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (85 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #314,567 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
"With evocative, vigorous prose," Cooney writes of a night of thrill-seeking gone wrong when a young mother dies as a result of a prank by three teenagers. "As convincing as it is believable," praised PW in a starred review. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 7 Up-Disinterested driver's ed teacher Mr. Fielding views his class as indistinguishable brainless clones. In order to keep them straight, he distributes name tags, and then calls out three lucky participants each day to go out on the road. Of course, the students are way ahead of him, and just exchange name tags whenever anyone wants a chance behind the wheel. Remy loves to drive, and she constantly trades tags with other girls. One night, she and a perspective love interest, Morgan, accept a class challenge to collect road signs, recruiting an older boy to drive. The expedition goes without a hitch- until they learn that a young mother has been killed at the intersection from which they have stolen a stop sign. The whole community is up in arms, and the grieving widower appears on TV with his son, offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the vandals. Remy and Morgan are filled with remorse and guilt as their lives are turned upside down. Mr. Fielding, in a rare act of awareness, nearly accuses a different student of the crime because of the switched name tags. Both young people realize that they have to take responsibility for their actions and confess. Cooney uses her familiar fast-paced, conversational style throughout the novel. As the action intensifies, the sentences get shorter and more pointed. This stylistic device intensifies the drama and underlines the horror of the situation. Great literature this is not. However, the simple plot, told from Remy and Morgan's alternating viewpoints, is in no way simplistic, as it takes on sensitive issues and deals with them in a compelling manner. The overriding tension and the theme of an innocent prank backfiring into tragedy will attract teens and heighten the book's appeal.
Susan R. Farber, Chappaqua Library, NY
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Susan R. Farber, Chappaqua Library, NY
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Driver's Ed,
By Sun Rose "Sun Rose" (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Driver's Ed (School & Library Binding)
Okay I got this book for Christmas 2006! I read the entire book that day! It was awesome, recommended by my teacher! It was the perfect book to assist in my plan to ignore my step-family on the holiday! I could totally relate to Remy, and was really interested in the story line! The side stuff said by Remy was funny and interesting! I loved this book!
4.0 out of 5 stars
this book was okay,
By Kkk (Washington D.C.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Driver's Ed (Mass Market Paperback)
hello everybody. i just finished reading driver's ed not to long ago. it is a pretty good book. caroline b. cooney didnt' do too badly but i do like other books better. what i thought was missing in this book was her excitment. nothing really big happend the whole time. i was waiting for something really big to happen like in most of her other books but nothing big ever did happen. all that happened was morgan, and remy, and the other guy stole signs. one of them was a stop sign. then a woman named denise thompson went throught that interesction without stopping because there was no stop sign and she was killed. all the happened during the whole book was remy and morgan worrying about this. they worried a lot. of course they would worry but they worried too much. they finally tell their parents and their parents freak out. it is a good book but it is lacking her enthusiasm. i would still read it again and even buy it but first read wanted! and hush little baby. they are really really good.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Ravashing Book!!!!!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Driver's Ed (Mass Market Paperback)
Drivers Ed was a very exciting and suspenseful book! Every chapter was a new adventure and nothing came out until the end.This book is wonderful if you like suspensful,exciting relationships. Things happen that you would least expect and it is wonderful if you are between the grades of 7-9. This is an outstanding innocent suspensful book! Hope you enjoy!!!
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