Elise broach books list of books by author elise broach. But everything changes when their car hits something on the highway during a nighttime. Desert crossing is a book about crossing boundaries, moving into unknown or forbidden territory. There are some kinds of trouble you never see coming, like those th. His best friend, marvin the beetle, has to stay at home. She is in the backseat, her brother is driving, and his best friend is hogging shotgun.
Desert crossing by elise broach is a great novel which combines perfec. But when they backtrack, they find a dead body on the side of the road. The narrator is lucy martinez, a high school freshman traveling with her older brother, jamie, and his annoying best. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. What lies beneath her masterful storytelling is the loss of innocence and the pain of never being able to return. There are some kinds of trouble you never see coming, begins elise broach s desert crossing, a young adult thriller and departure from her previous tween mystery and picture books.
Elise broach is the new york times bestselling author of masterpiece, shakespeares secret and desert crossing, missing on superstition mountain, the first book in the superstition mountain trilogy, as well as several picture books. This book was written to entertain teenagers and young adults with amusing scenes and mysterious dilemmas. Desert crossing ebook by elise broach rakuten kobo. Desert crossing by elise broach goodreads share book. A novel hardcover may 2, 2006 by elise broach author.
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Click to read more about desert crossing by elise broach. Discuss what lines are crossed in the book and how those crossings affect the characters. There are some kinds of trouble you never see coming, like those thunderstorms that start from nothing at all. Even after being released by the police, lucy is determined to find out the truth. Her books have been selected as ala notable books, junior library guild selections, an e. Fourteenyearold lucy is in an accident while traveling. Elise broach is the author of the acclaimed novel shakespeares secret, as well as several picture books. For fourteenyearold lucy martinez, that moment comes one night during a long road trip with her older brother, jamie, and his friend kit. Elise broach is the new york times bestselling author of books for children and young adults, including masterpiece and shakespeares secret, as well as several picture books. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Desert crossing paperback 1 jan 2007 by elise broach author. Nov 11, 2015 student created book trailer based on the book by elise broach. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history from yale university and lives in easton, connecticut.
Desert crossing by elise broach is a great novel which combines perfect amounts of mystery and romance. Listen to desert crossing by elise broach, amy rubinate for free with a 30 day free trial. With amazing insight and compelling prose, elise broach charts a suspenseful journey full of danger, loss, and painful selfdiscovery. On the surface, broach pens a suspenseful pageturner. The narrator is lucy martinez, a high school freshman traveling with her older brother, jamie, and his annoying best friend, kit. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. When the teens are finally able to leave the desert, they realize their once normal lives have become. There are some kinds of trouble you never see coming, begins elise broachs desert crossing, a young adult thriller and departure from her previous tween mystery and picture books. Her books have been selected as ala notable books, junior library guild selections, the recipient of an e. Desert crossing by elise broach book cover, description, publication history. Elise broach is the new york times bestselling author of childrens books including masterpiece, shakespeares secret, desert crossing, missing on superstition mountain the first book in the superstition mountain trilogy as well as several picture books.
Fourteenyearold lucy is in an accident while traveling with her brother and his friend to phoenix for spring break. May 02, 2006 desert crossing is a teenage road trip gone wrong. Treasure on superstition mountain is the second book in elise broachs superstition mountain series. With amazing insight and compelling prose, elise broach charts a suspenseful journey full. Desert crossing there are some kinds of trouble you never see coming, like those thunderstorms that start from nothing at all. Fifteenyearold lucy is fed up with her older brother jamie and his best friend kit because they ignore her and flirt with every waitress between kansas city and phoenix. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Elise broach a summer trip across the new mexico desert turns nightmarish for fourteenyearold lucy, her older brother jamie, and his best friend kit, as they become involved in the suspicious death of a young.
Book overview there are some kinds of trouble you never see coming, like those thunderstorms that start from nothing at all. While driving across northern new mexico through a blinding rainstorm, their car hits somethingan animal, they think. Elise broach is the new york timesbestselling author of books for children and young adults, including desert crossing, shakespeares secret, masterpiece, and the superstition mountain mysteries series as well as the miniature world of marvin and james and james to the rescue. See all books authored by elise broach, including masterpiece, and when dinosaurs came with everything, and more on. Her publications include the acclaimed novels shakespeares secret, desert crossing, and masterpiece. Then, all of a sudden, its dark and thick with clouds, pressing down right on. Heres the first book in an actionpacked mystery series by a new york times bestselling author. From beloved duo elise broach and david small comes an adorable picture book about a little boy who gets a free dino with purchase. Then, all of a sudden, its dark and thick with clouds, pressing down right on top of you. Theyre on their way to phoenix to visit lucys father for spring break, but never quite make it. Throughout the book, the reader can enjoy entertaining character dialogue as.
A novel by elise broach there are some kinds of trouble you never see coming, like those thunderstorms that start from nothing at all. White read aloud award, and nominated for an edgar award, among other distinctions. At the beginning of the novel, when lucy, jamie, and kit find the dead girl, lucy says, there are moments when everything changes. Throughout the book, the reader can enjoy entertaining character dialogue as well a. There are moments when everything changes, and it happens so quickly, in the time it takes to blink or catch your breath. Three teens move from innocence to experience when their spring break takes an unexpected detour crossing the new mexico desert.
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