No Right Turn - by Terry Trueman (Paperback)

About the Book

In this forceful novel, a Michael L. Printz Honor author powerfully exposes the fragile and resilient spirit of a boy desperate for a lifeline to hold on to after his father commits suicide.

From the Back Cover

I heard the gunshot and I knew what had happened. Even before I made it downstairs to Dad's office, I knew what he'd done.

How do you live your life after catastrophe hits your family? How do you go back to football practice, or take a girl out on a date, or talk to your friends about normal stuff when nothing is normal anymore? Three years after his father's death, Jordan is still wondering.

But then, salvation comes--in the form of a '76 Corvette. It's gorgeous, it's beautiful, it's incredibly sexy. And so is the girl who suddenly takes notice of him.

Slowly Jordan realizes that maybe, just maybe, he can start living again. But the real question is: Does he want to?

Review Quotes

"Emotionally intense . . . heartfelt and believable" - KLIATT
"A fast compelling read" - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review)
"An affecting portrait of a teen confronting submerged pain, with Jordan's...voice perhaps most authentic in his raging, private moments" - ALA Booklist