Carrie Arcos

Out of Reach Carrie Arcos

Brief Description: Accompanied by her brother's friend, Tyler, sixteen-year-old Rachel ventures through San Diego and nearby areas seeking her brother, eighteen-year-old Micah, a methamphetamine addict who ran away from home. Review Quotes: "Ellen Hopkins fans will find another look at methamphetamine addiction in this quick, realistic debut. "Review Quotes: * "Arcos paints a complex, honest, devastating portrait of what it means to watch someone you love turn into a stranger. The result is an empathetic, highly readable tale that captures the messy dynamics of sibling relationships, the pain and powerlessness of addiction from a loved one's perspective, and, in an ending that brilliantly mingles loss and hope, the necessity of letting go."Review Quotes: "A powerful debut."Review Quotes: "Teens affected by drug use may see their own experiences reflected in Rachel's story. Recommend this to readers of Ellen Hopkins' similarly themed novels in verse."Marc Notes: Accompanied by her brother's friend, Tyler, sixteen-year-old Rachel ventures through San Diego and nearby areas seeking her brother, eighteen-year-old Micah, a methamphetamine addict who ran away from home.; Ages 14 up. Publisher Marketing: How do you find someone who doesn't want to be found? A girl searches for her missing addict brother while confronting her own secrets in this darkly lyrical novel. Rachel has always idolized her older brother Micah. He struggles with addiction, but she tells herself that he's in control. And she almost believes it. Until the night that Micah doesn't come home. Rachel's terrified--and she can't help but feel responsible. She should have listened when Micah tried to confide in her. And she only feels more guilt when she receives an anonymous note telling her that Micah is nearby and in danger. With nothing more to go on than hope and a slim lead, Rachel and Micah's best friend, Tyler, begin the search. Along the way, Rachel will be forced to confront her own dark secrets, her growing attraction to Tyler...and the possibility that Micah may never come home. Review Citations:

Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2012 (EAN 9781442440531, Hardcover)

Booklist 10/15/2012 pg. 57 (EAN 9781442440531, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2012 (EAN 9781442440531, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Publishers Weekly 10/22/2012 (EAN 9781442440531, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 12/01/2012 pg. 108 (EAN 9781442440531, Hardcover)

Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2013 (EAN 9781442440531, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 (EAN 9781442440531, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 11/01/2013 pg. 65 (EAN 9781442363090, Downloadable Audio)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2012 (EAN 9781442440555, Open Ebook) - *Starred Review

Contributor Bio:  Arcos, Carrie Carrie Arcos is the author of There Will Come a Time "and Out of Reach", which was a National Book Award Finalist. She lives with her family in Los Angeles, California. Visit her at CarrieArcos.com.