Shatterproof

Thirteen-year-old Nate needs a break from looking after his newly disabled mom.

One day when Nate's mom thinks he's at a cross-country meet, he goes to the mall with a friend he's forbidden to have contact with. At the skate shop he sees a new board he can't afford but has to have, and Nate gets talked into running a scam. It turns out Nate looks a lot like a teen TV star filming in the area. So he and his buddy get girls to pay cash to be extras on set. It's all fine until Nate meets a girl he really likes. Nate knows he has to tell her the truth, but he's not sure he has what it takes to come clean.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Jocelyn Shipley is an award-winning writer who has written several books for teens, including Stranded, Raw Talent, Impossible and Shatterproof. A graduate from York University, Jocelyn has studied writing at St. Lawrence College and the Humber School for Writers. She lives in Toronto and on Vancouver Island.

Jocelyn Shipley,’s ya books include How to Tend a Grave, Getting a Life and Seraphina’s Circle, and she is co-editor of Cleavage: Breakaway Fiction for Real Girls. Shatterproof is Jocelyn’s first book with Orca Book Publishers. Jocelyn divides her time between Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver Island.