Depth of Field

by Chantel Guertin

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Pub Date Aug 12 2014 | Archive Date Jun 30 2014

Description

Two weeks in New York City should be the time of Pippa’s life: she’s attending the prestigious Tisch Photography Camp, her boyfriend, Dylan McCutter (two months and counting!) is coming with her, and their parents are 500 miles away. Talk about lights, camera, (swoony, unchaperoned) action! But what should be 14 unforgettable days of bliss turns into chaos when her one and only nemesis, Ben Baxter, proves to be surprisingly more complex than she could’ve ever imagined, and her Tisch mentor, a renowned photographer, seems to have a lot more to do with her parents’ past than anyone wants her to know. Is Pippa out of her depth?

Picking up where she left off in The Rule of Thirds, Pippa Greene returns in Depth of Field, in a story full of the same heart, comedic touches, and romance that made readers fall in love with Chantel Guertin’s charming YA series.

Advance Praise

"For some strange reason, having a female protagonist almost always means more girls than boys will read a book. The subject matter in Depth of Field is also likely to appeal more to female readers than males. But in this book Guertin truly inhabits the world of a talented 16-year-old who, in spite of self-doubt, faces the world head on. And if the story is one that has been told many times, many ways, Guertin's approach to it is creative and new." — CM: Canadian Review of Materials

Available Editions

EDITION	Paperback
ISBN	9781770411838
PRICE	CA$9.95 (CAD)

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Featured Reviews

Reviewer 194202

I really enjoyed this book and read it in one day.

Pippa Greene is named after the city of Philadelphia. She never thought that was weird even though neither of her parents were from Philadelphia nor had either of them ever been there.

She loves photography and has an amazing boyfriend Dylan. Pippa gets the opportunity to attend a prestigious photography camp for two weeks over the summer in the hopes of eventually getting into the Tisch Photography School after high school graduation in a year. The only problem is, Ben Baxter is also going to this camp.

Pippa knew this would be a life changing experience, but she never expected her life to change in quite the way that it does over those 14 days in New York.

This was a great read. I haven't read many contemporary novels, but I'm happy that I chose this one to review. This is the second book the Pippa Greene series and I haven't read the first one yet, but I will definitely be looking into it now.

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Michelle K, Reviewer

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Book Review: A Depth of Field

A Depth of Field A Pippa Greene Novel Chantel Guertin Copyright 2014

A Depth of Field is a story of a young girl named Pippa Greene who has a passion for photography and is going yo go to photography camp for two weeksand her boyfriend Dylsn happens to be going as well.

Thid book is astory of teenage love of teenage passions but it is also a story of overcoming loss because the previoud year Pippas Father died of cancer. Her Father was the one who taught her photography.

Her time at camp not only shows her about herself but she learns things about her parents as well.

Five stars for a complex well written younb adult novel.

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Paula P, Reviewer

After coming second in a photography contest and losing out to Ben Baxter - the new kid who has swooped in and overtaken her in the spot of best photographer at Spalding High , the only thing Pippa has to look forward to is despite her arch nemesis Ben being there - she has a spot at Tisch College Summer Camp where her father studied photography when he was younger. For Pippa, photography is the only thing she has left that reminds her of her connection to her father. When she gets to the camp , she is happy to discover she has an awesome roommate - the downside is that her roomie is swooning over Ben Baxter. Part of the Camp is that you are mentored and paired up with a selection of different photographers around New York from Fashion Magazines to Human Interests etc. One of the mentors is Pippa's parents best friend and she wants him, what will happen though when she pulls out the name of the Fashion Magazine Seventeen's photographer and Ben Baxter gets the one she desperately wants ? What will Pippa think though when Ben does a good deed and swaps with her ? Pippa goes along with David and starts to discover what type of person and photographer he really is and in doing so she will also learn more about her mother , dad and David and their complex friendship ? While snooping around and looking at David's photos , Pippa comes across one of her mother pregnant with her ? Why has David got this photo and is their more to the story than Pippa knows surrounding her birth ?