Sky High (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780892553044)

Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' rollLondon stylein a racy second novel about a teenager's taboo extracurricular activities. Disenchanted pretty-boy Ferdia is having a hell of a time. His dad has run off with an embarrassing pop star and his mom is shacked up with a local hooligan half her age. Meanwhile, gangs at school want to beat him to a pulp, and he feels increasingly detached from Matt (his pissed-at-the-world best friend) and their post-punk, "Tower block rock" band, Boybits (f.k.a. Coked-up Badgers). So when sexy Cassandra, the young, new English teacher, takes a very pointed interest in his music and wellbeing, Ferdia is thrilled, not to mention smitten. However, this is no ordinary schoolboy crushthe two can't get enough of each other. Ferdia's on cloud nine...until, on a dime, the line between lust and obsession proves razor thin, and a series of mind-blowing eventsplus a shocking discovery about Cassandra's pastpush him to the brink. Erotic, provocative, and gripping, Sky High has an intensity and pace that will leave readers breathless.

Author: Helen Falconer
ISBN-10: 0892553049
ISBN-13: 9780892553044
Publisher: Persea Books
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2003
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.16h x 5.38w x 0.65d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2003 pg. 1090
Library Journal 10/15/2003 pg. 96
Booklist 10/15/2003 pg. 388
New York Times 12/14/2003 pg. 19