Paul Robert Walker
 Jacket illustration by Mark Whiting Albie could feel Stephanie approaching him from behind. Her hot breath was on his neck. His body was turning. Now they were face to face. She ran her tongue across her upper lip. Then she wrapped her arms around his neck. Fiercely, violently, she pulled him toward her and kissed him deeply on the mouth. He could feel her pressing against him. His blood was pumping through his veins. He was lost. He was hers. "Cut!" said Mr. Pierce. "That will be enough." Stephanie broke away from Albie and smiled pleasantly. "Hope I didn't asphyxiate you," she said. Then she returned to her seat. Albie was alone in the center of the stage. He was still breathing hard. "Cross your legs," Mitch suggested. |
THE METHODHarcourt • (hc) 1990 • (pb) 1996
(hc) ISBN 0-15-200528-5 • (OSI) (pb) ISBN 0-15-201260-5 • $6.00 Ages 12 and up Albie's one of the select few chosen for the school's intensive summer drama group—but at 15 he's well over six feet tall, and he feels like a thin geek when he's trying to play Hamlet on stage or engaging in his first hot, bumbling encounters with girls. . . . Albie's a funny protagonist, both innocent and mean, as he copes with friendship, love, lust, and failure. —Booklist In this comming-of-age novel, Walker presents a new twist. His main characters are excellent students who are dedicated to acting. Albie is a believable teen; he has all the normal problems and temptations of his age group: drinking, petting, parent pressures, peer problems. He must learn to deal with friends and adults who are not what they seem and accept them for what they are. His problems with girls are especially on target. . . . Walker's style and characterization will appeal to readers. —School Library Journal |
|
