How Far Would You Have Gotten If I Hadn't Called You Back?

by Valerie Hobbs

Book Overview

Valerie Hobbs's thoughtful, acclaimed novel in a new POINT edition.When 16-yr-old Bronwyn Lewis's family uproots itself and moves across the country to sleepy Ojala, California, Bron is caught off-guard by the effortless cool of her new classmates. In order to make it in Ojala, Bron will have to remake herself. And so she does, putting aside her stuides to drag race, hang out, and meet boys. Soon she's involved in an intense love triangle -- with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0531094804
• ISBN13: 9780531094808
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Orchard Books (NY)
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Wow....

Well, my title says it all. Wow. I read this book in seventh grade and I am going to buy it so that I can re-read it now. Few books that I read have ever moved me so much. I have never cried in any other book and rarely do in movies. Toward the end of this book, I was sobbing. My mother and father both read it as well and agreed in the greatness of it.(Which is suprising because we are extermely different in our books of choice). I wish this book were more well known because I enjoyed it more than any book I have read in school so far. I strongly recomend it to any one looking for a great read.

Amzing Book

This book is incredible, simply amazing ! The charecters are so well rounded, and you will fall in love with them all. Love,hate,confusion,heart-aches anything you can think of that life sometimes will throw your way is in this book, in the eyes of a teenager!! i suggest everyone check it out .

An enchanting book for readers young and old...Laura F.'s

Bronwyn Lewis is a sixteen-year-old girl who has just been forced to move to Ojala, California with her family. The year is 1960. Bron is a good student, and has always lived life by the rules. It doesn't take long for her to realize if she doesn't change herself, she will not fit in with the carefree, easygoing teens in town. A popular interest of these individuals is drag racing, something that Bron wrongly thought she would never experience herself. Soon she meets J.C., an extremely attractive racer, and Will, a down-to-earth, old-fashioned country guy. She gets caught between them, and some interesting things occur with both men. I guess you could say she has a lot of things on her mind, including her reckless friend Lanie, the legendary horrific fires of Ojala, the profits of her family business, and her life's turn for romance and adventure. Hobbs really brings Bron's story to life through her dense plot and rising action. There is an overwhelming mood this book gives you through Bron's interactions with other characters. I really started to enjoy the book as the number of friendships and relationships Bron aquires increased. The ending really left me thinking because there is a distinct mystery to it. The genre is a combination of coming-of-age, adventure, and romance; no single genre would be fit by itself in my opinion. I really felt like I knew the characters personally as the plot thickened. I would definatly recommend this book to anyone. If an adult were to read it, he or she would have a good idea of the aspects of American teenagers' lives.

I absolutely loved it.

This is one of the best books I've ever read. It made me laugh and cry and fall in love with every bit of it. The author was so great and I hope that I can get to read more of her books, soon. I just loved it, if you haven't read it then you need to. You have no idea what you're missing.

Great !

I am a teen and it sure hit home.Need more of her books.She says it like it is.TRUE !Us teens all shared it. It was like a lot of our friends.The 50's and 60's were a lot like now.Gee our grandparents went thtough a lot of stuff like us WoW !