Ride High Pineapple
by Jenny Woolsey (Author)
Ride High Pineapple is a raw, honest story filled with courage and hope.
In Ride High Pineapple, Isabella Burgess, a thirteen-year-old girl, is hiding a secret about her face, which is eating her up inside. She makes the decision to reveal her secret during English. Issy prays that this will stop Tia, who she has nicknamed The Beast, from calling her cruel names, such as 'Fish Face' and 'Googly Eyes'. It doesn't work and Issy must find another way.
Apart from having a face that is different, Issy is like many other teenagers. She experiences friendship ups and downs, a secret crush, and bouts of anxiety. Issy is also great at drawing and skateboarding.
Written as a raw, truthful, journal, follow Issy in Ride High Pineapple, to find out how she uses the analogy of a pineapple, her friends, and her skateboarding, to overcome the adversities in her life. Find out how Issy rides high!
Like RJ Palacio's book, Wonder, Ride High Pineapple also promotes 'Choose Kind'.
The Australian author, Jenny Woolsey, was born with a craniofacial syndrome - Crouzon syndrome. Two of her children also have the syndrome. Jenny has written this book from her heart. The characters are fictitious, but Issy is a combination of herself and her daughter.
Ride High Pinapple is endorsed by ccakids and the foreword was written by Erica Mossholder at www.ccakids.org
You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll get mad. You'll smile.
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Review quotes
"Ride the highs and lows of life with 13-year-old skateboarding enthusiast, Issy, as she battles with facial difference, bullying, broken hearts, betrayal, and blossoming love. Ride High Pineapple is a compelling, insightfully written, uplifting story about overcoming your own fears, insecurities, and limitations." - Jacqui Halpin, Author
"A new voice on the contemporary middle-grade scene. A real story about being different and overcoming the challenges it brings." - Raelene Purtill, Author, Stringybark Stories YA Short Story Winner 2012
"Empowering story about Issy, a tormented teenage girl who defies the bullies, gaining her self-worth." - Karen Tyrrell resilience Author
"Ride High Pineapple is a delightful middle-grade book. This well-written book kept me turning the pages as Issy learns to confront her worse fears with the help of her friends." - Jeanette O'Hagan, Author, Blogger and Poet.
"Adolescence is a tough gig, but Issy Burgess has a few added challenges-facial difference, anxiety, and a relentless bully. Issy's story of confronting her fears and working through her difficulties will inspire middle grade readers. Kudos to Jenny Woolsey for writing Ride High Pineapple. It ticks all the boxes: skateboarding, besties, and boys. And it's chock-a-block full of hope, insight, and solid strategies for handling bullying and managing anxiety. A must for school libraries and school counsellors!" -Alison Stegert, School Counsellor & Kidlit Author
"Ride High Pineapple is a book I couldn't put down once I started - and once I finished I couldn't forget it. This story is not just for those who have felt different, been bullied or for all those not in the 'in group' - it's for every teenager and every person who interacts with others. Jenny has written a book for everyone." - Karen Haworth, RN & Diabetes Educator
"Ride High Pineapple is a raw, honest story filled with courage and hope." - Dana Blackhall, Australian Crouzon and Pfeiffer Syndromes Support Group
"Ride High Pineapple is not just for people born with Crouzon syndrome, it will resonate with anyone who is bullied for being different. Issy shows us all how to be an overcomer. Everyone can ride high like Issy." - Kerry Tognella, International Crouzon Syndrome Support Group
The foreword was written by: Erica Mossholder Executive Director Children's Craniofacial Association www.ccakids.org
The novel is endorsed by CCA and has their logo on the back cover.
JUV039240 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Depression & Mental Illness
JUV033220 - Juvenile Fiction | Religious | Christian - Social Issues
JUV032140 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Skateboarding
