THE BEETLE AND ME A Love Story

For anyone who has fallen in love with a car, this poignant tale of a young girl coming of age will ring true. Daisy, a teenaged girl mechanic, brings an old Volkswagen Beetle back to life and, in the process, falls in love with it--and with the unassuming boy in her life. Trying to sort out what life is all about, Daisy uses her car to escape and to enter her new world of adolescence. Julie Dretzin captures the confusion and angst in a teenager's life. She draws a clear picture of all the characters and the awkwardness and innocence of their journey to adulthood. D.L.M. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/ NOV 01]