Overdrive

Gone in Sixty Seconds meets Heist Society in this edgy novel about a crack team of teenage criminals on a mission to learn to trust, build a life, and steal a wish list of exotic cars.

Jules Parish has screwed up.

After three years of boosting cars, she got caught. She's too good to get caught, but she let her (ex)-boyfriend talk her into a questionable job. And now she and her little sister, Emma, will be kicked out of their foster home, left to survive on the unforgiving streets of Las Vegas alone.

Unless.

Eccentric, wealthy Roger Montgomery wants to open up his mansion to Jules and Emma. The only catch? Jules must steal seven of the rarest, most valuable muscle cars in the world…in seven weeks. Even worse, she's forced to put her trust in three complete strangers to help her do it.

First there's Chelsea, the gorgeous redhead with a sharp tongue and love for picking locks. Then there's Mat, who hasn't met a system he couldn't hack. And finally there's the impossibly sexy car thief Nick, whose bad attitude and mysterious past drive Jules crazy.

With nothing in common and everything to lose, can Jules and her amateur crew pull off what could be the biggest car heist in history? Or will things spin out of control faster than a Nevada dust devil?

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Dawn Ius is the author of Anne & Henry, Overdrive, and Lizzie. When she's not slaying fictional monsters, she can be found geeking out over things like true love and other fairy tales, Jack Bauer, sports cars, Halloween, and all things that go bump in the night. She lives in Alberta, Canada, with her husband, Jeff; their giant English Mastiff, Roarke; and their Saint Bernard, Charley.

Zusammenfassung

Gone in Sixty Seconds meets Heist Society in this edgy novel about a crack team of teenage criminals on a mission to learn to trust, build a life, and steal a wish list of exotic cars.

Jules Parish has screwed up.

After three years of boosting cars, she got caught. She's too good to get caught, but she let her (ex)-boyfriend talk her into a questionable job. And now she and her little sister, Emma, will be kicked out of their foster home, left to survive on the unforgiving streets of Las Vegas alone.

Unless.

Eccentric, wealthy Roger Montgomery wants to open up his mansion to Jules and Emma. The only catch? Jules must steal seven of the rarest, most valuable muscle cars in the world.in seven weeks. Even worse, she's forced to put her trust in three complete strangers to help her do it.

First there's Chelsea, the gorgeous redhead with a sharp tongue and love for picking locks. Then there's Mat, who hasn't met a system he couldn't hack. And finally there's the impossibly sexy car thief Nick, whose bad attitude and mysterious past drive Jules crazy.

With nothing in common and everything to lose, can Jules and her amateur crew pull off what could be the biggest car heist in history? Or will things spin out of control faster than a Nevada dust devil?

Zusatztext

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Ius, Dawn. Overdrive. Simon Pulse, 2016. 352p. $17.99. 978-1-4814-3944-2.



Seventeen-year-old Jules Parish is terrified when she gets caught stealing a vehicle on the streets of her hometown of Las Vegas. She has been "boosting" cars for the last three years to save money so that she when she turns eighteen she can gain custody of her little sister, Emma. She has managed to successfully stay out of sight, earning herself the nickname Ghost. Now, though, Jules and Emma are about to be evicted from their foster home. Jules's social worker tells her that she can remain with Emma as long as they move in with Roger Montgomery, a local man who takes in troubled teens. When the girls move into Roger's opulent mansion, however, Jules meets Chelsea, Mat, and Nick, whose backgrounds are all similar to hers. Roger has assembled them to steal seven extremely valuable sports cars in seven weeks. If the team is able to accomplish this mission, he will ensure that Emma has a safe and comfortable home, but if Jules is caught, she and Emma will be separated forever.

Overdrive is an incredibly entertaining, fast-paced read. Teens will be able to relate to Jules and will thoroughly enjoy the supporting cast, especially love interest Nick. Auto enthusiasts will appreciate the details the author includes about the cars that the team is tasked with finding. This book will have a wide readership.-Kirsten Pickel.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Dawn Ius
• Verlag: Simon Pulse
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 14 bis 17 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781481439459
• ISBN: 978-1-4814-3945-9
• Seiten: 368
• Abmessung: 137 mm x 208 mm x 28 mm
• Gewicht: 318 g
• Thema: Kinder- und Jugendbücher