The Lit Report

by Sarah N. Harvey

Julia and Ruth have been unlikely best friends since they first met in Sunday school--Ruth was standing on the Bible-crafts table belting out "Jesus Loves Me." Now that they're a year away from graduation, they're putting the finishing touches on their getaway plans. But their dream of a funky big-city loft and rich, interesting older men is threatened when preacher's daughter Ruth goes to a wild party without studious Julia, and all hell breaks loose...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551439050
• ISBN13: 9781551439051
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

The importance of a well-placed gherkin...

I picked this book up last week and read it on a downtown bus. Okay, so after reading the first chapter I will never look at a gherkin pickle the same way again. I laughed right out loud on the bus and am considering filing a lawsuit against the publisher for my resulting loss of dignity. Chapter 2 lead to a "Wow!", that added nothing to my dignity, either. Next morning chapter 8 elicited an "Oh my God," that brought my wife running to my reading chair in case I was experiencing a momentary cardiac arrest. The book is a wonderful read that will hook you and it drag you straight in. Harvey keeps the reader guessing in that the book took several unanticipated turns along the way. Each chapter is lead off with a reference to a classic such as "Pride and Prejudice", "Charlotte's Web" or "To Kill a Mockingbird". The device did make me want to go and pick up each of these novels - even though I'd read a lot of them already - and hopefully it will entice a few young readers down some interesting roads. I recommend this novel for both young and old readers who truly love a good read. I don't use my thumbs much in typing - except for the occasional space bar nudge - so I'll stick both of them squarely up in the air for now. Buy this book. Read it. Then shelve it with those books that you keep for re-reading because you will read this again and again! Yours in storytelling, Steve Vernon

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Julia and Ruth have been friends since they met in Sunday school at the age of four. They have been inseparable ever since. They attend a Christian school. Julia's mother is all about God. Her father, a neonatal nurse, remarried Miki, a pediatrician. Ruth's father is "Pastor Pete." One day, Ruth doesn't show up at school, making Julia somewhat unhappy. After school, Julia calls Ruth after getting a a bunch of "CALL ME NOW" text messages. Ruth confesses that she had sex at a party and is now pregnant. Julia comes up with a plan that will help conceal the pregnancy from everyone. And they will leave the baby on the steps of Ruth's father's church after it is born. Will the plan work out, or will Ruth decide she wants to keep the baby? THE LIT REPORT was really good. The way Julia and Ruth spoke to each other was so real. I really liked the storyline, as well. I've never read a book where the girl is hiding her pregnancy from everyone except her best friend. Julia was a strong and smart character. I disliked Ruth somewhat for the way she treated her best friend; Julia was helping her and she didn't appreciate it. But I think anyone could enjoy this book. Reviewed by: Ashley B