Monday, August 2, 2010

Living on Impulse

Living on Impulse is by Cara Haycak. Mia is a high school student who loves to live dangerously. When she gets caught shoplifting, her mother insists she get a job to pay back the store. Mia is forced to confront the impulses in her life and look at why she does the things she does. She gets a job studying flies at the local university and starts re-building her life. Now she must also confront her beloved grandfather's impending death, her mother's alcoholism, and the possible discovery of the identity of her father. A wonderful story of the pain and joy involved in turning your life around. This book does contain some mature thematic content and profanity.

Ratings: 9th grade - 9 out of 10 - P (profanity) - AC (mature thematic content).

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