Fly, Colton, Fly!

This short novel (59 pages) for teenagers is the true story of a young American of 16 years, Colton Harris-Moore, dubbed the Barefoot Bandit, who hit the headlines in playing cat and mouse with Police for several years before being arrested in July 2010. This ordinary boy lives on a small island near Seattle. But he has no chance of being born into the right family: alcoholic parents, abusive father, he is quick to run away and be placed in homes, where it will continue to escape, before living totally free, and alone. It all started with a misunderstanding: proud bike that his mother gave him for Christmas in Bossant hard, the police arrested him and does not believe that this beautiful brand new bike to be in him that day, he s is sworn revenge, "to make war with the cops to do everything to spoil their life ..." And he was successful. It quickly becomes a popular phenomenon in the US, people tend to sell T-shirts bearing his image and are fans of his Facebook page. To survive, he steals pizza in the freezers of other holiday accommodation and houses closed, and begins to realize his dreams, just for fun, and snub to the cops, he borrowed boats, and airplanes: the Cessna pilot to feel it, thanks to a few hours of game simulator! He always arrange to find internet connections and give news to his mother.

Roman writing flash quickly (in 3 days and 3 night said its author), it shall recognize for debate, in addition to the hero himself, a few characters in length with his mother, neighbors, the educator that the liked, Helen, the woman cop who stops against caeur ... As you probably all remember from "way, Forrest courses», you will have it in mind now "fly, Colton, Fly! ".
I like novels Elise Fontenaille, although I often do them the same reproach: short, much too short! But it can also appeal to young people who just do not like too read a long text or frighten. And this story with extraordinary yet real accents should appeal!