(read: 13/Nov/11)
Wolves, boys, & other things that
might kill me
single
Pub: 2010, (SPEAK)Penguin Group.
Author: Kristen Chandler
Cat: fiction
Format: paperback (mid); 371 pp w/ 50
chapters
Age Range: YA
Synopsis
She
may be in over her head, but she’s finally following her heart.
It’s KJ’s junior year in the small
town of West End, Montana, and whether she likes it or not, things are
different. Over the summer, she turned from the blah daughter of a hunting and
fishing guide into a noticeably cuter version of the outdoor loner. Normally,
KJ wouldn’t care less, but then she meets Virgil, whose mom is studying the
controversial wolf pack in nearby Yellowstone Park. And from the moment Virgil
casts a glance at her, KJ is charmed. Soon, both KJ and Virgil are spending a
lot of their time watching the wolves (and each other), and KJ begins to see
herself and her town in a whole new light.
Excerpt
The new boy
Virgil comes in and sits behind me.
He looks at me as he passes, raises his eyebrows and says, “Hey.”
A
week into the semester and I am still a loaded geek gun around this guy. After
avoiding saying a word to him all day yesterday, I have a spasm of
congeniality. I spin around and say, “We have a lot of classes together.”
“I
noticed that,” says Virgil. “I mean, I noticed you. You’re pretty.”
I’m
pretty? You can’t just say that to a girl in a casual conversation. Is he from
Minnesota or the moon?
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