A wonderful YA debut full of drama for two very different sisters.
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Mar 31, 2010
Connie
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Sep 23, 2011
Alexa
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Rosie and Skate are two teenager sisters that live in the Jersey Shore area. They have a hard life since their mother died while they were still babies, and their dad is an alcoholic and is now in jail. Rosie lives at her house with her cousin as her guardian, and Skate lives with her boyfriend’s mom. Both Rosie and Skate deal with many problems but they each have their own main conflict that they have to face. Rosie, starts hanging out with Nick, a boy in her support group to help deal with the
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Aug 09, 2011
Jean
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Rosie and Skate deals with two teenagers living in the shadow of their father's substance abuse. The Old Crow, as they call him, is an alcoholic and currently in jail, leaving Rosie and Skate in the care of their cousin. Rosie is the youngest, and at first is consumed with resolving the issues around her father's problems, while Skate, at seventeen is getting her feet wet with her first serious relationship, with a college boy. The girls orbit around the scattered home they've created for the
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Apr 20, 2011
Priscilla
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I signed up for a YA reading challenge and chose this book because it sounded kind of interesting in the description on Amazon. Rosie and Skate are sisters who are living with a cousin in a dilapidated Victorian house in a tourist town on the New Jersey shore. Skate is in love with a college freshman and Rosie is angry with her father, in prison for crimes committed when he was drunk. Rosie attends alcholic anonymous meetings for family and friends of alcoholics. She struggles to understand
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Feb 18, 2010
Additeenlibrarian
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Rosie and Skate are sisters. Their dad is in jail -- he is an alcoholic and does stupid things when he drinks too, too much. The chapters alternate between Rosie's and Skate's voices. The two young women view the world, their father, and their lives very differently. Rosie finds a new guy she likes, while Skate has problems with her great boyfriend being far away at college. Why is it that the only thing that stays the same is their father who can't get it together?
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Aug 25, 2011
Jennifer
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A perfectly serviceable, if unremarkable, YA novel about two sisters coming of age and dealing with their father's alcoholism and imprisonment. The alternating first person POV is something I was specifically studying to incorporate into my own writing, and it's done well here with two very distinct voices, even if the prose could be stronger in places. The setting (the Jersey Shore in the offseason) is described beautifully and realistically, and the alcoholism themes are handled deftly. But
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Jul 02, 2011
Fish
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Thing I liked:
The characters, Drama Queen, The ending, FRANK, the puppies, the setting was rich and believable. I liked the strangeness and comfortableness of their whole situation, the way Skate lived in so many houses, and loved so many people and yet was virtually the hard sister compared to Rosie. I liked Nick and Rosie too, that they were lost together and yet completely seperated.
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The characters, Drama Queen, The ending, FRANK, the puppies, the setting was rich and believable. I liked the strangeness and comfortableness of their whole situation, the way Skate lived in so many houses, and loved so many people and yet was virtually the hard sister compared to Rosie. I liked Nick and Rosie too, that they were lost together and yet completely seperated.
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Dec 02, 2010
Brynn
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I picked up this YA title in the pursuit of reading some books from the collection that have gotten great reviews but haven't circulated much. I think the cause for this one is the cover. The inside of the book, however, is marvelous. It's a serious and engaging story of a pair of sisters who are a sophomore and junior in high school when their alcoholic father is sent to jail for stealing money from a drug story to buy booze. The chapters alternate back and forth between their very differen
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Jul 11, 2010
Serena
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This book was simple. There wasn't anything wrong with it, you just knew where the book was going to go once the author gave you a slight clue.
Although the author lets you into the minds of the two sisters, I never really felt like I was completely in Skate's head. Instead, I could tell more about her from the description of the characters' actions and words around her.
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Although the author lets you into the minds of the two sisters, I never really felt like I was completely in Skate's head. Instead, I could tell more about her from the description of the characters' actions and words around her.
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Sep 21, 2009
Jennifer
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Rosie and Skate are sisters. Rosie is a worrier, mostly concerned with holding things together at home and making a good impression. Skate is a free spirit, mostly interested in riding her skateboard down the boardwalk and spending as much time as possible with her boyfriend, Perry. The one thing Rosie and Skate have in common is their alcoholic father.
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Rosie and Skate are sisters. Rosie is a worrier, mostly concerned with holding things together at home and making a good impression. Skate is a free spirit, mostly interested in riding her skateboard down the boardwalk and spending as much time as possible with her boyfriend, Perry. The one thing Rosie and Skate have in common is their alcoholic father.
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Nov 24, 2009
Ellen
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Rosie and Skate are sisters who live on the Jersey shore. Their mom is dead and their dad is in jail for shoplifting while drunk. His alcoholism has been a problem for their entire lives - Rosie, who is 15, wants to forgive and Skate, who is 16, is tired of forgiving. Their cousin has come from Miami to live with them while their dad is serving his sentence. Skate is in love with a boy who has gone away to college at Rutgers and has stopped answering his phone when she calls. Everyone else
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Jan 07, 2010
Jean
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Rosie and Skate are teen aged sisters whose alcoholic, widowed father is in jail for petty theft. The sisters are close but very different. Rosie is shy and sweet and naively optimistic, and Skate is edgier, worldlier, and takes off at any sign of trouble. They think they are really doing okay in spite of everything, but then things begin to unravel, and each falters before beginning to come to terms with themselves and with their dad's disease.
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Jul 14, 2010
Kenaia
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Jul 09, 2011
Kimberly
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Realistic YA fiction just got another stellar book on its list with Rosie and Skate.
Rosie and Skate's alcoholic dad is in prison again and things are tough. Rosie's holding out hope for Dad to get better. Skate is trying to deal with her boyfriend going to Rutgers and starting a long distance relationship. Skate lives with her boyfriend's mom and Rosie is in their worn home, being looked after by her cousin. As life moves on, the girls' grow up.
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Rosie and Skate's alcoholic dad is in prison again and things are tough. Rosie's holding out hope for Dad to get better. Skate is trying to deal with her boyfriend going to Rutgers and starting a long distance relationship. Skate lives with her boyfriend's mom and Rosie is in their worn home, being looked after by her cousin. As life moves on, the girls' grow up.
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Mar 30, 2010
Caroline
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There mother is dead, their father a "nice drunk" who is currently doing time in jail, and Rosie and Skate are sisters trying to navigate life more or less on their own. It's a story about sisters, about relationships and boys, about alcoholic parents, first kisses, sex and love. Despite everything explored Bauman steers clear of drama and teen girls will find Rosie and Skate easy to relate to. It is an honest depiction of teen life wonderfully told. Give this to fans of Sarah Dessen,
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Feb 13, 2010
Alissa
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Sisters Rosie and Skate each deal with their father's alcoholism in different ways. Rosie tries to be the responsible daughter, attending a support group for teens with alcoholic parents. Skate is angry and rebellious and can't be bothered with the difficult issues she and her sister are facing--even when they smack her in the face. Mixed in is a bit of romance and a lot of life lessons.
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Feb 10, 2011
Rosie
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This story of two sisters trying to lead normal lives after their alcoholic father is sent to prison is very realistic and honest. The characters are fully developed and believable. Even though not all readers may be able to relate to their experience with their alcoholic father, I think most readers will relate to their experiences with relationships, first loves, and developing their own identity. This is one story where the characters haunted me long after I finished the book.
Nov 20, 2010
Martha
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This story is about two sisters with an alcoholic father. I seem to be on an alcoholic father theme because the last five books I've read, I think, have alcoholic fathers. Each chapter is told from the point of view of one of the sisters so struggling readers may have difficulty following the plot. The sisters are 15 and 16 respectively, on the East coast so life is much different than it is here in Reno, Nevada. I enjoyed the book and can book talk it will book talk it.
Jan 12, 2010
Molly
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This was at once both moving and entertaining, a story of two sisters dealing with their father's alcoholism in different ways, one by retreating into the world of her college-aged boyfriend and one by trying to work out her father's issues at a counseling group. Both characters were lovable and well-developed, which made the book a joy to read; I was absorbed from the first page! Looking forward to Bauman's next book already.
Jul 28, 2011
Another book that wasn't what I was expecting.
I love Jersey beaches/boardwalk. In fact, I just got back yesterday from a vacation in Wildwood, south of Jersey shore. I liked the idea of sisters that live there all year round. So I grabbed it.
I wasn't that impressed, though. It's a really short book, but I had a hard time reading it. It was slow. Not much seemed to happen besides the sisters having boy problems and avoiding each other. They only thing that really stood out More...
I love Jersey beaches/boardwalk. In fact, I just got back yesterday from a vacation in Wildwood, south of Jersey shore. I liked the idea of sisters that live there all year round. So I grabbed it.
I wasn't that impressed, though. It's a really short book, but I had a hard time reading it. It was slow. Not much seemed to happen besides the sisters having boy problems and avoiding each other. They only thing that really stood out More...
Nov 10, 2009
Karin
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Two sisters experiences during the months that their alcoholic father spends in jail. Younger sis Rosie stays in family home with cousin Angie and attends Al-Anon meetings, while older sis Skate lives at her boyfriend's mom house and avoids dealing with her dad by working. Realistic portrayal of effects of alcoholism on a family. Maybe 3.5 stars.
Apr 03, 2011
Shelley
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I actually don't have anything to say about this one. Fast read, but..nothing really happened? I guess it was about emotional journeys and stuff, but I never felt like I knew the characters enough to care about them. I hope things work out for them, but they seem to think that the mostly crappy life they have is okay, so, well, yeah.
Mar 25, 2010
Jessy
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I would forgive a lot more of this book's faults if the cover weren't SO EFFING TERRIBLE.
In some ways, and if you take out the sex, this might not make a bad middle school book, but on the other hand, I feel like I only understand the characters' motivations as an adult.
Honestly, I expect to be weeding this one pretty soon.
In some ways, and if you take out the sex, this might not make a bad middle school book, but on the other hand, I feel like I only understand the characters' motivations as an adult.
Honestly, I expect to be weeding this one pretty soon.
Jan 25, 2010
Robert
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Nice read. Two endearing characters that kept me reading. Labeled as Young Adult but can be enjoyed by anyone. Definite need, though, to suspend belief. These teen-age sisters could not be leading the kind of lives they are in today's society. Male characters are, unfortunately, stereotypes.
Nov 25, 2009
Cathy
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Set on the Jersey Shore, .Rosie and Skate recount one year of their life in high school. in alternating chapters. Their father is in jail, Skate's boyfriend is in college and has no time for Skate and Rosie is developing a relationship with a boy in her support group for children of alcoholics.
Nov 02, 2009
Karlan
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Two teenage sisters cope without their alcoholic father when he is sent to jail for a few months. The novel portrays the girls extremely well and shows their loneliness and longing. The writing about the sex lives of the two may be the best I've seen in a ya title.
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Dec 16, 2009
Alethea
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Love, love, love this book. Skate and Frank will make you hungry, Barney and Lorry will make you want puppies, Rosie will make you want to use a lot of exclamation points (!!!) Realistic fiction for which the cataloging description "children of alcoholics" was tailor-made, where love fizzles and blooms again, and Drama Queen dishes advice that sounds like it won't work, but does, if you use it right. This is a keeper. It's going right next to my copy of 
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Jul 08, 2010
Smilieparks
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REally enjoyed this book, however it is not one of my favorites. I thought it was fairly perdictable, however still an enjoyable read. Takes place near my hometown which gives it a little more meaning.
Apr 01, 2011
Lia
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this book was sooooo easy to read. I liked it. I have read it at least three times already. I can read it in one night. like i might start at 7:30 pm and then ill be done four hours later
Oct 13, 2010
Q_Donna
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Rosie and Skate are sisters. They are totally different but have one thing in common. They both miss their Mom. Their father is an alcoholic who has recently been given time in jail. Rosie loves her Dad and hopes that one day he will snap out of it. Skate (real name Olivia), tries not to show she cares. The book is a story of tough love. Adolescent love and first times for everything. Some of the content of this book is VERY mature so I'm not sure if I would use it in early middle schoo
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