Criss Cross

Criss Cross, by Lynne Rae Perkins, is 368 pages long. It is definitely a "different" book. It is about a 14 year old girl named Debbie who just wishes to be a different person. Debbie saves a life, learns how to drive shift in a truck (illegally), takes a bus ride just to "feel out of place", meets a boy who is from somewhere else, and mostly hangs out with her friends. It is a wonderful book...but it was confusing at some points, although once I understood it, it was really good.