When I Was Joe Written By Karen David Reviewed By Kenadee

This story is about a shy boy named Ty, who witnesses a life-changing murder. When he tells his mum, she takes him to the police. The police then put him into witness protection because he names a few of the people involved. When Ty gets a makeover he looks like a new person. Once he starts high school he almost instantly becomes "The Cool Kid Joe" who joins the track team. His trainer/mentor Ellie who is a few years older than Ty. Ellie is wheel-chair bound, She doesn't let that stop her though she constantly tries her best and is in the paralympics. When Joe spies a shy girl Claire in his class one day he is instantly reminded of his former self. Later on in the story we find out that Claire is Ellie's little sister and she also has a dangerous secret of her own. If you enjoy stories about popular girls getting absolutely nothing they want, or Love stories that aren't all gooey and soppy,or thrillers, or stories where you don't want to put the book down then this is definately the book for you.