Crossing Montana

by Laura Torres

While looking for her grandfather who is missing, teenaged Callie examines her father's longtime absence and its damaging effects on her family. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823416437
• ISBN13: 9780823416431
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

My thoughts on Crossing Montana

Crossing Montana by Laura Torres is a book about a girl Carrie who went on a trip across Montana searching for her missing grandfather and also discovering the hidden secrets of her father¡¦s death. Fifteen year old Carrie and her half brother stink along with their mom rushes to Idaho from Washington after they heard that his grandfather left again without leaving a note to tell his whereabouts. It wasn¡¦t the first time that grandpa left without a sound, but it was the first time after Carrie¡¦s father¡¦s death. Carrie looks over the things grandpa left in the house and finds a old antique bamboo fishing pole and some bates missing. Carrie then uses these hints that her grandpa left behind to find him. Carrie stole her mom¡¦s credit card, money and car thinking she¡¦s alone on the quest for grandpa to Montana until she finds Stink hiding in the truck of the car. Just when Carrie and Stink are about to spend their last cent, Carrie¡¦s love Raf comes from Idaho to rescue them. When Carrie finds her grandfather, he tells him all about their family¡¦s secret. On this trip, Carrie finds not only her grandfather, her true love, her family secrets, she also finds herself.Even though this book is quite short, only 119 pages, it was still one of the best books I have read recently. The story slowly unfolds and the author always makes me wonder what is going to happen next. Torres also does a good job at keeping me involved and interested.The title was particularly interesting to me; in fact, it was the thing that made me pick up this book. ¡§Crossing Montana,¡¨ got me interested and made me think ¡§what about crossing Montana? What happened when the people in the story were crossing Montana?¡¨I would recommend this book to everyone who is looking for a good, quick read and touching book!

Fast but Fantastic

This book was not a very long read but for this particular novel I think that it is better that way. This book could not have been carried on for a long time and still kept the readers attention. But thanks to the fast pace nature of the book, it was fun to read. I finished this 119 page book in one night but I couldn't put it down. This book is always adding another piece or leaving you wondering what is going to happen next. The author does a great job at keeping the reader interested and involved. The only reason I didn't give this book five starts was because we never really get to know the characters that well. The twists and turns in this book are put together in a way that isn't overwhelming. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a first-class quick read.

Slowly Unfolding Plot

This book is about a young woman who faces many problems with her family, friends, and herself. Her dad died many years ago and she doesn't get along with her mother. She has a crush on a guy named Raf, who she rarely sees and her grandpa is always running away. When her grandfather runs away, yet again, she sets out to look for him on her own. Her adventure leads her to find out who she really is too. This story had a plot that always left me hanging. The way she goes about doing things is probably a little different than some of us and it's always interesting to see how she will deal with obstacles that come her way. The author does a fantastic job of letting you get to know the characters really well without making the reader bored. There is always something going on in the story that makes you want to read on and on until you're finished! I started reading the first couple of chapters and the next thing I knew, I was done! The first couple of chapters are a little less interesting but the author gives the information needed, and then moves along to the fascinating more detailed plot. This book was especially interesting to me because my family has always loved Montana and fly-fishing, and I was able to relate to some parts of this story. I would recommend this book to younger readers, maybe between the ages of 10 and 13. The book says that it should be for ages 12 and up but I believe some younger kids might enjoy it as well.