Tightrope

by Gillian Cross

Book Overview

To everyone in her run-down neighborhood, 14-year-old Ashley seems like a good kid. No one knows about her alter-ego, Cindy, the daring graffiti artist known for leaving her tag in the most... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064472728
• ISBN13: 9780064472722
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Harper Teen
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.3" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable Book

This book is really intertaining. You can sit there and just read it until you are finished. This is the kind of book that you can read over and over again. My favorite part is the part where Ashley finds out the real intruder that has been harassing her.I recomend this book to anyone who likes a mystery but with a modern twist.

Highly recommended!

Man, this book is good! It has all the things a book needs: a unique plot, an unlikely hero, emotional drama and thinking points. It is a very non-stereotypical book and very engaging. The characters, especially Ashley, are very appealing too and unlike characters you find in normal teenage fiction. And at the end of the book, you will leave thoughtful and inspired. Do read it guys!

my opinion...

I'm a 13 year old girl and i really enjoyed this book. It isn't a boring mystery, it is interesting and the many twists really make the story a great one. I read the book in a day. The outcome of the story was really suprising and left me thinking after i put down the book.

"Tightrope" a great book for teens

I am 14 and couldn't wait till the end of this book, to hear the outcome of the twisting and captivating plot. It is a wonderful book for all teens to read. Each page keeps the reader motivated to read on. Even teens who don't read as much as they should will enjoy this book. The setting is in a place called The Strip, where gangs, graffiti and late night parties rule the world. All the evil happening in The Strip is fought by one hero determined to correct them. Cindy, the "perfect" daughter of the book, has a secret. She's an "A" average student in the day who takes care of her sick mother and a graffiti artist by night. I encourage other teens to read this book, it's fast-paced and mind-boggling.

Psychological thriller

Frightening themes of manipulation, obsession, and stalking. Ashley is a typical teenager with a heavy load of responsibility caring for her invalid mother. Her only way of reacting to her constricted life is to become "Cindy", leaving her mark on buildings for everyone to see. But someone has found out who "Cindy" really is...and is watching her every move. The reader will become quickly engaged in this cat and mouse thriller, and in the end may be thrown by the shift in characters. Readers beware: Trust No One.