Becoming Chloe by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Assignment: #10 of ten Narratives
Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde
Publisher: New York: Knopf, 2006
Date: 04/14/07
Format/Genre: Realistic Fiction
Suggested Grade Level: 11th -adulthood
Summary: Eighteen year-old Jordy finds himself in a dark alley in New York City. He has runaway from his abusive family to find himself. He meets a young lady and quickly finds out that she to has been abused. Jordy and Chloe set out of New York City to find all the beauty that life has to offer. They soon find out that the world contains beauty and evil on their voyage.
Comments: I enjoyed reading this story. I could relate to the characters fight with depression and being able to actually see the beauties that life has to offer. The story has many turns and twists that kept me reading and wanting more. The only downfall of the book was the ending. The author shows the true meaning of friendship and how the bound between Jordy and Chloe forms across the country and then she ends the story with a simple letter. The simple letter truly disgusted me. I could only hope that the author may have a sequel ??
Voya: 4Q 4P