Review - Edge of Escape by Debra Chapoton

Edge of Escape kept my attention from the beginning. One of the main characters in this book is a special ed student. He was heartlessly tagged by classmates as Special Eddie. Life can be so cruel for these little ones with special needs. On top of that he had a very unhappy childhood. He dealt with a real lack of love from his mother and the death of his father.
As a child he falls in love with Becky a sweet little girl that gave him a smile that he never forgot.

I have a mentally handicap daughter so this really touched my heart. It is so hard to understand where their actions are coming from and why they do the things they do.
I normally don't like books that jumps back and forth from past to present but the way this was written it made everything clearer. You understood more of why some of certain things were happening.

Who holds responsibility for what happened? Eddie, his mother, classmates, teachers, counselor or was it the death of his father? Maybe all of them.

I highly recommend this book for the young and the old.

Patricia

BOOK BLOGGERS HOP


In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list below!!

The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don’t have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun! This is a weekly event! And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added! We get over 200 links every week!!

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Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.

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SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE BOOK PARTY! THE MORE THE MERRIER!

IN YOUR BLOG POST, ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION (NEW QUESTION EACH WEEK!).


This week’s question isn’t a question at all! I thought I would do things a little differently this week and give all of you a chance to promote a giveaway (or two!) from the blogosphere.

The catch?

IT CAN’T BE YOUR OWN GIVEAWAY!

Gotcha!

You have to find another blogger who is having a giveaway and promote their giveaway for them! If possible, promote a giveaway from a blogger doing the Hop (hey, you are visiting other blogs anyway, right?). Have fun with this one! It’s not an easy task this week!

It's Time To Read Mamaw's answer is:

Jen at Crazy For Books

http://crazy-for-books.com/2011/07/blog-tour-giveaway-storm-at-the-door-by-stefan-merrill-block.html

Currently Reading Edge of Escape

I just started reading Edge of Escape by Debra Chapoton. I did not want to put it down. It definitely keeps you on the edge. I can't wait to get back to reading the book. I should be through with it in a couple of days.
The book would have been finished last night if it weren't for the fact that I couldn't keep my eyes focused on the print any longer no matter how hard I tried. Grab you a copy and read this book. Suspenseful, thrilling, misguided youth, misguided love, emotionally damaged