Tracy was working at the House of Horrors at the Amazing
Lands Theme Park when the fire broke out. Instead of running, she lost her life
trying to save eleven-year-old Mack. Now thirty years have passed, and suddenly
everything changes with the arrival of two new ghosts: a little girl named
Ashley and a cute, seventeen-year-old boy named Josh. Josh would do anything
for Tracy, but can he help her let go of the past?
Ride of Your Life
is a bittersweet, romantic, YA ghost story that was inspired by a true event,
the Great Adventure Haunted Castle fire, which killed eight teenagers in 1984,
exactly thirty years ago this May 11th. It is a fantasy novel about undying
love, and it won third-place in Smart Writer’s Write It Now (W.I.N.) contest in
the YA category, which was judged by Alex Flinn, the author of Beastly and Cloaked.
Hang on. Love can be as terrifying as a roller coaster, but
it can also be the Ride of Your Life.
Additional information about the Six Flags Great Adventure
Haunted Castle fire- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_Castle_(Six_Flags_Great_Adventure)
Shevi is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors of all time! The first book I read by her is Why My Love Life Sucks (The Legend of Gilbert the Fixer) and I was a sucker for it. Then I land this awesome book and BAM... I'm hooked. The simple fact that this book is based on a real life event and turned from a tragedy into a ghostly love story makes it seem possible. I would have to say that I love Tracy! She is the coolest ghost is the book. When she meets Ashley and takes her under her wing and the fact that she stayed with Mack this whole time...she needs her wings dammit!
What I love most about Shevi's books are the little details that make a difference. The emotions that the character was feeling in the moment makes you feel like you are there as a witness to the event. It is an incredible feeling to have when you are reading a book.
SO on that note...I highly recommend reading Ride of Your Life!
Links-
About the Author-
Shevi Arnold grew up in Philadelphia, and her family had a
season pass to Great Adventure in the early 1980s. She was nineteen-years-old
and studying overseas when a fellow college student asked her if she had heard
about the Great Adventure Haunted Castle fire. Eight teenagers had lost their
lives. Like many, Shevi was shocked by the news. In her mind, she wanted to
give that tragedy a happy ending. Ride of
Your Life is the result.
Shevi loves writing, illustrating, and making people
laugh—and she’s been doing all three since 1987 when she started working as an
editorial cartoonist for a newsweekly. She’s also worked as a comics magazine
editor, as an arts-and-entertainment writer specializing in comedy and
children’s entertainment, and as a consumer columnist. Nowadays, though, she
enjoys writing (and sometimes illustrating) humorous fiction, fantasy, and
science fiction for children, teens, and geeks of all ages. Her other books
include Toren the Teller's Tale, Dan Quixote: Boy of Nuevo Jersey, and Why My Love Life Sucks (The Legend of
Gilbert the Fixer, book one). She is currently working on Why It Still Mega Bites, the second book in the Gilbert the Fixer
series.
Links-
Email- shevia@hotmail.com
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/SheviStories
Twitter- https://twitter.com/shevistories
Pinterest- http://www.pinterest.com/shevistories/
Website- http://www.shevistories.com/
Thank you, Crystal! I'm so glad you loved the book.
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