No Right Turn

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?

Suzanna E. Henshon, Ph.D. - Children's Literature

Three years after his father's suicide, Jordan has no friends and no interests: he is alone and invisible at school. Then he discovers something wonderful—a 1976 Corvette and the girl of his dreams. Will Jordan finally start living again? Or will taking risky chances cause him to lose everything? In this riveting new story, Terry Trueman (who received the ALA Best Book for Young Adults for two previous novels) brings skill, style, and passion to the pages of this book, which will appeal to readers fourteen and up. 2006, HarperCollins Children's Books, Ages 14 up.

Terry Trueman was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended the University of Washington, where he received his B.A. in creative writing. He also has an M.S. in applied psychology and an M.F.A. in creative writing, both from Eastern Washington University. The father of two sons, Henry Sheehan and Jess, Terry Trueman makes his home in Spokane, Washington, with his wife, Patti. His previous books are No Right Turn, Cruise Control, Inside Out, and Stuck in Neutral, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book.