Criss Cross by Lynne Rae PerkinsPublisher: Greenwillow Books/Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers
Pages: 352
Genre: Fiction - Realistic
Rating: Thumbs Down
In this book the main characters, Debbie and Hector, are teenagers in the 1970's. As you read, you begin to understand the very different but yet similar growth experiences of all youth. The story has been created with many additional characters and jumps randomly from chapter to chapter into the mind or life of Debbie and Hector.
In the end, the teens learn how lives often "Criss Cross" in many ways. The first connection with the title is in the radio commentary show the group of teen, including Debbie and Hector, weekly listen to in the truck - called "Criss Cross". In another way, the boys in the story unknowningly and accidentally pass a necklace that Hector eventually ends up with and he returns to its owner, Debbie. Finally, both Debbie and Hector have opportunity to "Criss Cross" lives with an elderly neighbor and learn about not only teenage and maturing issues, but also about the journey of life and death.
I gave this book a "Thumbs Down" because I felt the book was too long. I also found the book confusing to read as it jumped from person to person - and from thoughts to reality. The author also used too many various writing techniques and methods and I found the reading process to be interrupted.
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