Second Chances

Brenda Chapman

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Dundurn Group Ltd
02 January 2013

A coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of ""peace, love, rock and roll,"" and the Vietnam War.

It's the summer of 1971, and fifteen-year-old Darlene travels with her mother to cottage country. This year her wild cousin, Elizabeth, is staying with them in the hopes that time away from Toronto will straighten her out

but Elizabeth has other plans. It's her summer mission to torment Darlene by manipulating her friends and seducing every eligible male in her path. Meanwhile, Darlene is captivated by the mysterious strangers who rent the cottage down the road, particularly free-spirited Candy, who tells stories of traipsing across the United States with rock stars. Darlene is also friends with a reclusive journalist who will stop at nothing to pen the ultimate anti-war story. She, too, secretly dreams of becoming a writer, but knows that her father will never allow it. When the connections between the young strangers and the war start to become clear, Darlene is presented with more choices than she would like.

By: Brenda Chapman
Imprint: Dundurn Group Ltd
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 127mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 262g
ISBN: 9781459702042
ISBN 10: 1459702042
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 02 January 2013
Recommended Age: From 12 to 15 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Brenda Chapman began her children's fiction career with Running Scared, the first in the Jennifer Bannon series. Hiding in Hawk's Creek was shortlisted for the CLA Book of the Year for Children. Where Trouble Leads and Trail of Secrets followed. Her first mystery for adults, In Winter's Grip, was published in 2010. She lives in Ottawa.

Reviews for Second Chances

"One of the things Chapman portrays really well is Darlenes trying to decide who or what to believe in. - Resource Links (NL) June 2012 ""Novelist Brenda Chapman skillfully manages the balance between Darlene's intimate adolescent concerns and the confusing adult world that is infuriatingly out of reach. The teen's tightrope walk between many competing demands seems entirely authentic."" -- CM Magazine, June 16, 2012 Chapman reveals her heroine's secret emotions and the circumstances of her family's turmoil through believable dialogue and interactions, confidently distilling the sizzling expectations and small disappointments of a girl just beginning to understand the complexity of personal relationships and the far-reaching effects of world events. -- Publishers Weekly"