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TRUE TEST FOR SKYE
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Zonderkidz, 2004
Reviewed by Barbara Fielding
Skye Nicholson is growing into a new sense of herself
since coming to Keystone Stables to live with Tom and Eileen Chambers.
Her new beginning is tested when she is called on to talk a friend from
middle school back from the edge of violence. Upset and desperate, Sooze
is on the roof of her house with a lighter and kerosene ready to set
fire to the house. Eileen supports Skye as she appeals to her friend to
please come down before Sooze's Mom calls the police. When Skye offers
Sooze a chance to come to Keystone Stables and ride the horses with her,
Sooze jumps at the offer and comes down.
Following the incident on the roof Sooze is assigned
to stay at Keystone Stables for one year. Sooze and Skye have a history
of using drugs and acting out together and soon after Sooze takes up
residence, she compromises Skye's new beginning. They both wind up in
the hospital with bruises and injuries as a result of their hijinks. But
the examination at the hospital reveals more about Sooze than anyone
expects.
In TRUE TEST FOR SKYE, the second book of the
Keystone Stables series, the stakes for Skye are kicked up a notch.
Hubler writes realistically about the emotions of troubled teens and
offers an insightful look into young girls' lives. The love and power of
God are woven into the drama as a dynamic element in every scene. Skye
deals with the pressures of her early childhood and finds help to face
future struggles in her faith. This novel will appeal to young readers
who are ready for more mature fiction and are compassionate towards kids
at risk.
July 2005
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