Skateboard Blues/a Star for Courage

Skateboard Blues: Jessica Williams wishes she were anywhere other than her small town in Oregon. All the kids there are the same except for the few skateboarders who her father can not stand. Life is pretty dull for Jessica until Cam Easton moves into her neighborhood. Cam is practically a skateboard pro. Though he's a transplant from California and a born leader, he's not your typical high school junior. Cam wants to help improve the skateboarders' image in Preston, Oregon and spearhead the construction of a skateboard park there. But when Cam teaches Jessica how to skate, and her father runs for mayor of Preston, her involvement with the skaters poses a threat to her father's campaign. Can the skateboarders prove themselves worthy of the community's support? And most of all, can Jessica and Cam resolve their differences and discover the true meaning of love? A Star for Courage: Brash, determined 13-year-old Katie Bradshaw stumbles into the middle of a life-threatening adventure when she, with false bravado, tries to show her classmates that she doesn't care whether or not they accept her. As she tackles an unsolved local robbery, she discovers some hard truths about courage, stereotypes, and her own need for friends.Voeller, Sydell is the author of 'Skateboard Blues/a Star for Courage' with ISBN 9780759910010 and ISBN 0759910014.