Driver's Ed

By Caroline B. Cooney

The universal experience for most high school students is learning to drive and getting their driver’s license. Add breathlessly plotted romance and an accident and you have a poignant and realistic novel.
 
Remy Martin prays to the God of Driver’s Education that she will get to drive today. She doesn’t know where she’s going, but she knows one thing . . . she is going to get there fast.
 
Morgan Campbell had been standing on the threshold of 16 and getting his driver’s license ever since he could remember. But deep into the first crush of his life, thinking of nothing but girls, Morgan forgot what driving was all about.
 
This poignant novel about responsibility and consequences is as convincing as it is irresistible.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Aug 29, 2012
• ISBN: 9780307818881

Caroline B. Cooney

Caroline B. Cooney was born in New York, grew up in Connecticut, and now lives in South Carolina. Caroline is the author of about 80 books in many genres, and her books have sold over fifteen million copies. I’m Going to Give You a Bear Hug was her first picture book, based on a verse she wrote for her own children, Louisa, Sayre, and Harold, who are now grown. I’m Going to Give You a Polar Bear Hug is the sequel! Visit her at carolinebcooneybooks.com or Caroline B. Cooney’s author page on Facebook.

Reviews for Driver's Ed

[mtlkch-1 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Didn't like it - couldn't really even get started.

[carmenmilligan · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A MUST read for every new teenage driver. Excellent subject, dealt with in a very real-world manner.

[warnerp_3 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Themes of safety, integrity, and guilt. American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults, American Library Association Quick Pick for Young Adults, Booklist Editors’ Choice. The author is able to send important messages to teen readers through the dialog spoken by characters. Rather than the author narrating the lessons in a “preachy” way, she allows her characters to do so, which is much more effective. Examples include the police (ch 4), the teacher (ch 12), and the victim’s spouse (ch 13).

[cnwilliamson · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This story follows a terrible decision made by two teens in a driver’s education class. Remy and Morgan embark on a daring mission to steal road signs, but sad consequences follow as a young mother is killed at the intersection where a stop sign was stolen. Remy and Morgan are faced with tremendous guilt and sorrow, and both finally decide to own up to their regretted actions. I think this book teaches lessons about responsibility and courage, and teens will enjoy the fast-paced action and suspense.

[ermsmediacenter · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Three teenagers' lives are changed forever when they thoughtlessly steal a stop sign from a dangerous intersection and a young mother is killed in an automobile accident there.

[alstonh3 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I thought this book was okay, but it wasn't that great. It is about three kids that steal a stop sing and someone died.