Deeper Look: The Chase

Ashlee Cox • October 3, 2024

Welcome to The Chase!


This  book has a rebellious teen who is not afraid to square up with a goat, especially when spurred on by his group of equally chaotic friends,  as well as an old, cantankerous goat  that will attack all intruders who come too close to this territory.


Once you enter this story, you’ll be transported to a tropical, close knitted community where children spend their summers outside in the sunshine, deepening their bonds and expending their energy on different activities including, playing cricket, riding their bikes around the community and of course gorging themselves on succulent, caribbean fruits.


However, in this community, every child knows of the fierce animal which continuously stands in their way of enjoying their summer infused  happiness.


That animal is Chaser, an old cantankerous goat who fancies himself the guardian of the best mango tree in the community and will gleefully attack just about anyone who gets too close to his territory. 


Naturally he and Speedo clash hard and often throughout the book.

Speedo, a typical, fun-loving Caribbean teen, doesn’t understand what the goat’s problem is or why he is so mean to everybody, likewise Chaser can’t seem to get rid of the loud and annoying children who are constantly disrupting his peace by invading his territory.


The story encapsulates their relationship, spanning years of heated interactions, misunderstandings, cruel deeds and chaos, all fuelled by increasing animosity which comes to an explosive and terrifying head when Chaser lives up to his name, pursuing Speedo up a hill and all the way into the village.


“He was running for his life.


Heart thumping erratically and painfully inside of his chest, blood gushing hotly to his muscles ,and lungs on fire from rapidly forceful inhales, Shawn Alleyne, better known to all in his community as ‘Speedo’, was running the fastest he’d ever had to in his young life.


His arms, biceps, thighs and feet burned with an increasingly searing ache as he worked them faster and faster, pushing himself to swiftly speed over the green pastures, determined to escape the deranged being hot on his trail.”- excerpt from The Chase.


One day Speedo does something that ignites a rage within Chaser that forces the animal to exact his revenge…and take out a piece out of his nemesis in the process.


Spurred by a burning rage, he chases the young, screaming boy not only off his territory but up a hill, intent on teaching him a serious lesson once and for all with his sharp horns. 


Now it’s up to Speedo to live up to his moniker if he’s to escape unscathed, but for the first time ever, he truly fears for his life. 


Something he’s never truly felt around the angry old goat until today, where Chaser isn’t stopping, rather he’s really living up to his name, gunning after the terrified teen with a ruthless doggedness. 


Can Speedo also live up to his name and outrun or out smart the mean goat, or will he learn the real reason Chaser got his name?

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This is the story of what lead to that terrible day, when Chaser and Speedo finally clashed!


 Who will prevail?


Will this feud between beast and boy finally have a winner? 


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