Coaster By Betsy Duffey Viking (1994) Awards: YALSA Recommended Books Garden State Children’s Book Award Reviews: “The story's strength lies in the depiction of the main character's struggle with his idealization of his unreliable, absentee father. The ever-present image of roller coasters effectively twists its way throughout the novel, and Hart's fascination with them is believable.” School Library Journal “This nuanced portrait of the changed mother-son interaction after a divorce also captures a child's feelings about a parent who flits in and out of his life. Secret roller coasters and summer plans add zip to the story.” Booklist

Coaster

By Betsy Duffey

Viking (1994)

Awards:

YALSA Recommended Books

Garden State Children’s Book Award

Reviews:

“The story's strength lies in the depiction of the main character's struggle with his idealization of his unreliable, absentee father. The ever-present image of roller coasters effectively twists its way throughout the novel, and Hart's fascination with them is believable.”

School Library Journal

“This nuanced portrait of the changed mother-son interaction after a divorce also captures a child's feelings about a parent who flits in and out of his life. Secret roller coasters and summer plans add zip to the story.”

Booklist