Synopses & Reviews
Fifteen-year-old Baby's last chance at foster care is with the Potters, and while she likes them and enjoys learning to race their sled dogs, she feels she should go back on the streets with her boyfriend if she cannot find the mother who has deserted her again.Fifteen-year-old Baby's last chance at foster care is with the Potters, and while she likes them and enjoys learning to race their sled dogs, she feels she should go back on the streets with her boyfriend if she cannot find the mother who has deserted her again.
Review
"The prose style is spare, evoking the harsh winter landscape. A new setting for a somewhat familiar theme."
Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
Baby is a teenager in trouble, and her last chance is a foster home with a couple whose idea of fun is dog sledding. Still, it beats going to the juvenile detention center. Baby comes to love the dogs and takes naturally to sledding, but when her old boyfriend, Bobby, shows up, she can't stop herself from running off with him. Life with Bobby goes bad, and Baby has to make some hard decisions.
About the Author
Joseph Monninger is the author of eight novels, two memoirs, and numerous articles and stories for adults. A licensed fishing guide, he lives in Warren, New Hampshire, where he and his family run a dog-sledding business. He teaches writing and literature at Plymouth State University. Hippie Chick is his second young adult novel.