A teen seeking to escape becomes entangled. Out for a night of pre
- spring break partying, 17-year-old Meg McPherson is first
arrested and then partnered with a cop as part of her punishment
for trespassing, underage drinking and illegal drug use. Her
weeklong educational experience causes her to miss spring break,
but also gives her time to understand and fall in love with
19-year-old John After, the cop responsible for her current
predicament. Echols doesn't miss a single cliche opportunity, from
Meg's secret bout with cancer as a young teenager to John's
obsession with the bridge where his brother died to the soap-opera
relationship that develops between the two teens. Of course, this
never claims to be anything beyond chick lit, so readers know what
to expect from it. Improbable circumstance and thin characters
drive the plot, which never delves any deeper than necessary.
Staying firmly within the boundaries of her genre, the author
offers most fans exactly what they want, but other readers may wish
she tried harder. (Fiction. YA) (Kirkus Reviews)
High school senior Meg revels in being a rebel. She sports choppy
blue hair, and tight t-shirts, cuts class, and is often found where
she's not supposed to be. Like hanging out on a
railroad-tracks-covered bridge that's off-limits to trespassers.
When she and her friends are busted for trespassing and underage
drinking, she's sentenced to spend her spring break riding along
with a rookie police officer on his nightshift patrol. Compounding
the punishment is the fact that the cop, John After, is only two
years older than Meg, and a former classmate to boot. He thinks he
has Meg's number and has nothing but contempt for her childish
rebellion. Meg in turn has nothing but contempt for Officer After's
straight-laced, by-the-book attitude. But Meg has her reasons for
lashing out, and John has his reasons for his need for law and
order. And they're about to discover that they have a lot more in
common than either one of them could have dreamed...
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