Senses Working Overtime

by Naomi Nash

On the hottest day of the year, one girl's decision to cut a day of summer school leaves her stranded in the middle of a Manhattan blackout, with only seven despearate hours to escape and only one boy... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843954043
• ISBN13: 9780843954043
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher

Customer Reviews

exhilarating teen thriller

Teenager Kaylee suffers from synesthesia, which provides her with a different way to perceive her environment; that can prove a handicap when the world she has been forced to adjust to radically changes. She is in Manhattan having cut school on the hottest day of the year so far when a black out shuts down the city making it difficult for anyone to cross the harbor to Brooklyn where Kaylee lives, but her condition makes it that much more difficult for her to get home. Frightened she gets her first break when she meets Ramon who promises to help her cross the bay to her home. On the way they pick up his sister Rosa. The trek in the darkened city turns dangerous as two-legged predators are on the prowl looking for easy prey. The teens look like easy pickings for the marauders canvassing the city for mugging victims. Only her new friend Ramon, risking his life, keeps Kaylee safe on the journey home. Having the beleaguered heroine have Synesthesia seems unneeded as the excitement of a teen in trouble during a blackout makes for an exhilarating thriller. The story line is action-packed yet the key cast members, Kaylee, Ramon, and Rosa seem real especially with the danger of a city out of control looking to devour the innocent. Readers will appreciate this fabulous teen thriller that never lets up as the audience will wonder if Kaylee will make it home in time. Harriet Klausner

Interesting Teen Paranormal Romance

Sixteen-year-old Kaylee knew that her day was starting on uneasy ground. Unfortunately, as the minutes and hours ticked by, it has gotten increasingly worse. Her friend needed help, so she did what any good friend would do - she cut summer school for the day, and headed to the Big Apple - New York City - all by her lonesome, and suddenly she's found herself smack dab in the middle of the decade's worst blackout. As if matters couldn't get worse, Kaylee is a victim of synesthesia - a defect that messes up the connection in your brain, making it impossible for her to trust her senses. Kaylee can do nothing to help herself, except to follow Ramon, a dangerous-looking, hole-in-shoe-wearing type guy whose voice - oddly enough - smells like honeysuckle. But that's nothing. Kaylee is now determined to beat her father home, to avoid the grounding of a lifetime, and finds herself with a mere seven hours to make it through chaos, carjackers, crowds, a stalker...and an awesome boy who spells trouble, but is oh so cool. With SENSES WORKING OVERTIME Naomi Nash reveals her talent for not only being able to weave an interesting, humorous teen novel; but a more serious teen novel complete with drama galore. Kaylee is a brave, spunky protagonist, whose humorous outlook on life, and strange psychological defect will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page is read. Another winner for Naomi Nash! Erika Sorocco Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper