Choyce, Lesley. Running the Risk.

Choyce, Lesley. Running the Risk.
Orca 2009 110p 19.95 978-1-55469-025-1 jr/sr
Orca Soundings

Sean’s always been quiet and agreeable until the night there’s a holdup at the burger place where he works. After that he goes looking for excitement. Sean’s always been quiet and agreeable until the night there’s a holdup at the burger place where he works. Suddenly it’s exciting to look for other thrills, making him feel closer to his dead grandpa Hank who believed in living in the moment.
Not much plot or character development--Dad surprises him by supporting Sean’s decision to identify the gunmen to police--but enough to grab a reluctant reader. The moral that we all have choices in life isn’t too heavy, either. SG