Row This Boat Ashore Author:Nancy N. Rue Felix Parks had everything a high school girl could want. She was a straight-A student and top cheerleader at Alpine High School, with loads of friends. She owned six pairs of Calvin Klein jeans, Rossignol skis, and a Princess phone. — So why was she so miserable? Cheerleading, homecoming queen elections, boy chasing--it all seemed like a waste o... more »f time. Even her best friend bored her.
When Felix finally cracks and is sent to see her guidance counselor, he comes up with the perfect solution. "You qualify for a new program they've started this year between Alpine High and the college. Any student with a 3.5 or higher who's up on her credits can take one of three or four freshman courses for college credit."
As she walked out of his office, everything suddenly looked different. For the first time in months, Felix was actually looking forward to something.
Little did Felix suspect how much her world would change in the months to come: new freedom, new friends, new responsibilities. Most importantly, a life-changing relationship with the kind of person who had always made her nervous in the past--a young man, both handicapped and "religious."
This is a witty and sensitive portrayal of the dilemmas that young adults face when they must learn to make decisions about parents, newfound faith in God, their future, and falling in love for the first time.« less