Cyclone (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481435253)

Nora's whole world plummets faster than the Cyclone roller coaster when her cousin Riley falls into a coma that Nora thinks is her fault in this warm, big-hearted debut middle grade novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Doreen Cronin.

Riding the Cyclone, the world famous Coney Island rollercoaster, was supposed to be the highlight of Nora's summer. But right after they disembark, Nora's cousin Riley falls to the ground...and doesn't get up. Nora had begged and dragged Riley onto the ride, and no matter what the doctors say, that she had a heart condition, that it could have happened at any time, Nora knows it was her fault. Then, as Riley comes out of her coma, she's not really Riley at all. The cousin who used to be loud and funny and unafraid now can't talk, let alone go to the bathroom by herself. No, she's only 10% Riley. Nora, guilt eating her up on the inside worse than a Coney Island hotdog, thinks she knows how to help. How to get 100% Riley back. But what Nora doesn't realize is that the guilt will only get worse as that percentage rises.

Author: Doreen Cronin
ISBN-10: 1481435256
ISBN-13: 9781481435253
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Language: English
Published: 05/16/2017
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 189801 / Cyclone


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/08/2017
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2017
School Library Journal 07/01/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Recommended, Satisfactory