"Last Ride" by Laura Langston was a very suspenseful book that made me want to keep reading. The book was about a boy named Tom Shields who killed his best friend Logan. Tom loves racing and is very talented at it, however, the promised he would never race again after what happened to him and Logan. Tom also swears he can see his dead friend sometimes, and he thinks his dead friend is trying to tell him something. As the temptation to race is almost unbearable, Tom has a crush on Logan's old gir...

Five thousand pounds of roaring, customized, racing machine. That's all Tom Shields has between him and the ghost of his dead friend, tens of thousands of dollars of debt, and the despair of the only girl he cares about. It isn't enough. Last Ride is raw, gutsy, and full of street-level reality.

Last Ride by Laura Langston is a suspenseful book that you won’t be able to put down. Tom got his best friend Logan killed with his favorite hobby of racing cars. Tom has an obsession with drag racing, but after the accident with Logan he swears he will never do it again. However Tom’s temptation to race becomes unbearable. Tom believes Logan is sending him a message from heaven. A great book you can finish in a day!

I read last ride and it was okay. It was about a boy and his best friend go illegally racing and his best friend died. Then he stops racing. After a couple of years people start to threaten him if he doesn't start again. Read to find out more.

i've been reading a few of the orca books so i can speak to the junior high kids about them. this one has a more subtle message than most. dealing with guilt and loss is important.

As a new Reading Specialist for Special Education students that are mostly high school through transition age, this book (and actually the Orca series) is something I would like to add to our bookshelves. Last Ride is "high interest" book at a 2.4 RL that I think some of our students might enjoy. On a personal level, the storyline held my interest. I was vested in the characters and wanted to find out what decision the main character would make with his life, as well as what would happen with th...

Very good book for those reluctant/struggling readers. Written at a 2nd grade reading level.

A quick read about regrets, choices and living with our mistakes. With only 134 pages and centred around illegal street racing, this book will especially appeal to young, male teens.

This book is good i mean its not that like exciting but yeah its a good book to read and its not that long only about 130 pages long and it contains alot of racing,beting, and problems but i do consider this book to peoplecause you wont get bored and is so easy to read.

Tom's best friend is six feet under thanks to him, and the guilt is eating him from the inside out. The "Last Ride" is a book about a sixteen year old boy named Tom Shields who mistakenly challenged his best friend Logan to a race which led to his buddy’s demise. From that point forward everything (almost) was downhill for him, he wrecked his car and his body in that race, and the debt was threatening to suffocate him. His grades were dropping fast, his parent’s house was in jeopardy and on top

Last ride is a fiction book that has a big situation. Ever since Shields killed his best friend Logan in a race, and while being in the hospital Shields promised his best friends girl friend that he would never race again after that incidence. After making that promise Shields struggles with the temptation to race. It doesn't help when his Mom is in debt with his medical bills, and his friends are pressuring him in racing to win 6 grand. He needs to pay a guy named Ray for his car debt. But at t...

Many thanks to Laurie O for reading and reviewing this for PSLA 2012!A year ago Tom Shields was the best street racer in town, he made hundreds of dollars for each race that he won, everyone admired his speed, skill and impressive car. A year ago Tom Shields challenged his best friend, Logan to a street race. A year ago Logan was killed in that race. Now, Tom Shields is filled with guilt for killing his friend, has a crush on Logan's girlfriend, refuses to race again, worries about his family's

SpoilerThe Last Ride Tom is the main character in the book and is a young good who has a love for cars. He works in a car shop and he has a boss named ray. Growing up he had a best named Logan and he also had a love for Cars. They both raced rs to make money in high school.Tom had to work a lot to support his family. He also worked to build his own car. Tom and his friend Logan were very good at street racing and they would make good money doing it.One day Logan and Tom were racing through th...

What a great book I chose to read. The book was easy to read and the flow of the storyline kept me wanting to know more. It really held up to my expectations of what I was hoping for. I have read other books by Laura Langston before and I really enjoyed them and this one was no different. This book deals with problems and challenges that we find in our everyday lives. That is why the characters are ones you can relate to. They are faced what making choices and decisions and are left to deal with...

Really good book I highly recommend it.

Last ride by Laura Langston. This book tells a story about the life of a 16 year old boy named Tom Shields. Tom was facing alot of problems after the accident.This book is all about Tom. Tom has best friend named Logan. Tom blames himself for the death of Logan even though Logan's death was an accident.After the accident Tom's been hunted by Logan for the rest of his life.The thing that I liked about this book was that the main character are trying to find a solution to his problems. I really en...

Reommended for gr. 8-12. High interest, low level novel. Characters are high-school age. The story involves Tom, whose best friend died in a drag race with him. Tom has been haunted by visions of Logan, as well as his feelings for Logan's girlfriend. He has sworn off racing since the accident, but works at a body shop that occasionally does illegal work and whose owner wants to make money off of Tom's racing skills. Tom must make some difficult decisions as he and his family are struggling to pa...