Wheelboys

by Dd Jaseron

Overview

Wheelboys is the emotional, action-packed debut novel from Dd Jaseron, and winner of both the 2020 Readers' Favorite medal for Fiction - Social Issues and the 2020 eLit Book Award for Popular Fiction. Tragedy, love, and unintended consequences change everything for three families one summer in Blue Springs, Alabama.

Chad Gibbons and his best friend, Gary Lee Dillanger, have worked their way through the ranks of competitive go-karting with the legendary Kilgore racing family. Monroe Kilgore and his wife Uma see their racing world very differently, and Uma is haunted by it. Chad is pursuing the opportunity of his lifetime to become a professional auto racer, but the fast and luxurious world of racing is not as it appears. Tragedy strikes, and Chad is left to find his own way. Elle Dillanger struggles with criminal charges against her son, Gary Lee, and the truth about his tragic accident unfolds as the detectives investigate.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642546439
Publisher:	Jaseron Publishing
Publication date:	02/23/2019
Pages:	332
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Dd Jaseron lives on the beachside of Central Florida with her husband, her son, and her Standard Poodle, Isabelle. After many years of writing experience, Wheelboys is her first fiction novel. Dd grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts where she fell in love with writing at the young age of seven. Her poems and short stories were often published in the Cambridge Chronicle, and she went on to study Creative Writing at the University of Massachusetts. She added to her education with Paralegal studies at the University of San Diego and her Masters education at the School of Family Studies at the University of California San Diego.

Editorial Reviews

“Winning is everything. That’s the prevailing philosophy in the kart racing world, the racing world in general, and forms the basis for an emotional, action-packed look at what can happen to young people when they become addicted to speed, competition and the need to succeed. … Debut author Jaseron has carefully constructed this complex look at the racing scene and how it affects, and may destroy, lives while tainting the morality of those who manage to ascend to the top echelons. Her writing is strong, with a special gift for dialog. … Jaseron’s gripping novel is a modern parable for young adults and older readers as well, reminding us that speeding – whether in an automobile or racing vehicle - is more often than not illegal and very dangerous."

-Barbara Bamberger Scott

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