In real life, one of the authors of Push Girl is paralyzed from the waist down and appears on Sundance
TV’s series Push Girls. I feel her
real life story is reflected in this fictional account of Kara.
Kara is driving herself to Taco Bell after having an
argument with Curt, her boyfriend of a year.
He’s been drinking at a party at Rob Chang’s house. When Kara arrives at the party, Curt promises
to pull himself away from his Water Polo teammates and speak privately with
Kara about issues going on between her parents at home. When Curt forgets about Kara, she confronts
him and leaves on her own.
When Kara wakes up two weeks later in a hospital, she can’t
believe what has become her fate! Yes,
she survived the horrific accident which left her Prius a jumbled ball of
metal, but she can’t feel her legs! Kara
is a dancer. She can’t imagine life
without dancing!
Worst of all to Kara is that her boyfriend Curt is curiously
absent. He doesn’t text her, doesn’t
come to the hospital, doesn’t answer her phone calls. Her whole world is shattered and the person
she thought she could depend upon, someone who would be there for her, isn’t
anywhere to help.
How will she overcome this deep depression, learn to
tolerate the various medications she has been put on to recover and find her
way back to her senior year in high school? It might be quite surprising!
The story is so believable because of the input from Chelsie
Hill whose real life experiences after a drunk driver nearly killed her, adds
much depth to the character of Kara.
Students who appreciate stories about people overcoming
terrible odds and choosing to lead their best lives will really enjoy this
title.
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