Becoming Chloe

★ "Tender, amazingly hopeful . . . vibrant and heartbreaking." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

This deeply felt, redemptive novel reveals the story of two teens whose lives intersect in unexpected ways that explose them to both the dark corners and hidden joys of life's journey-and the remarkable resilience of the human soul.

Meet Jordy. He's on his own in New York City. Nobody to depend on; nobody depending on him. And it's been working fine.

Until this girl comes along. She's 18 and blond and pretty-her world should be perfect. But she's seen things no one should ever see in their whole life-the kind of things that break a person. She doesn't seem broken, though. She seems . . . innocent. Like she doesn't know a whole lot. Only sometimes she does.

The one thing she knows for sure is that the world is an ugly place. Now her life may depend on Jordy proving her wrong. So they hit the road to discover the truth-and there's no going back from what they find out.

Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/11/2008
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780375832604

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 106096 / Becoming Chloe

About the Author
Catherine Ryan Hyde is the author of two other young adult novels, The Day I Killed James and The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance, as well as several adult novels. She lives in California.