The main characters of Reef and Leeza were written pretty well in my opinion.

Although the elements of the story that were presented during the first half of the book were important and relevant, I just wish it didn't drag on for so long. However, they didn't even meet each other in the hospital until almost 60% of the way through the book. After reading the synopsis I thought we would see a lot more interaction between the two characters Reef & Leeza. My thoughts: This book started out very slow for me. Then Leeza's mother walks in her daughter's hospital room and recognizes Reef from the courtroom. Ironically, Reef is the key to Leeza's recovery, and vice versa. Because of some fluke in the assignment, he ends up volunteering with Leeza - they both don't know who each other is - and they start to help each other face life. Meanwhile, Reef faces charges in court and ends up being sentenced to a group home, where he will have to attend classes and volunteer at a rehabilitation center. There's a reason he throws stones - stemming from an abusive childhood - but one of his stones ends up smashing the windshield of seventeen-year-old Leeza Hemming's car, causing a horrific accident and landing Leeza in a hospital for three months, learning to walk again. He also likes to throw stones from bridges over roads. Goodreads synopsis: Reef is a troubled sixteen-year-old, who likes to smoke pot and drink with his friends in a derelict abandoned building. I quickly looked it up on the kobo website to see if the price of the ebook and when I found out that it was less than $5 I purchased it right away. When I saw this book in my recommendations, the synopsis immediately grabbed me. He is a member of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS), the Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC), the Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC), The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers (CANSCAIP), and PEN Canada.

Since then, he has published 13 books and numerous shorter pieces, consulted on several projects for publishers of educational materials, conducted a variety of workshops on teaching and writing, and given readings across Canada. The father of two daughters, he lives in Middleton, Nova Scotia, with his wife, who is his 'first editor.'ĭon began writing in 1988 after taking a course for language arts teachers at the Martha's Vineyard Summer Writing Workshops in Massachusetts, where educators were encouraged to write along with their students.

He has been a classroom teacher since 1977, and he currently works as Literacy Mentor for the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board. He later attended Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, where he received his Bachelor of Arts (1976), Bachelor of Education (1977), and Master of Education (1991) degrees. Born in 1955 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Don Aker grew up in rural Hants County.

The first stone by don aker