REALITY
CHECK
Peter Abrahams
Harper Teen
2009
Available: paperback,
Kindle, hardcopy, audio
It seems
like Cody has it all. He's the starting quarterback of the Varsity football
team. He has a fantastic girlfriend. He has a great summer job. Life is
awesome. But suddenly everything changes. His girlfriend Clea is sent off to
boarding school out state. Good-bye girlfriend. Then he has a football accident
and can't play. Good-bye foot scholarship. He drops out of school to work. All
of his dreams of a bright future are gone. But then one afternoon he sees a
newspaper headline: LOCAL GIRL MISSING. It's Clea. She's mysteriously
disappeared from her boarding school in Vermont. Even though they are no longer
together, and the article quotes a boyfriend, there's only one thing to do. Go
to Vermont and find her.
This was a great teen suspense novel. The tension is
high. The reader can't help but hope that Cody will find Clea, even if we don't
totally care about her. We do care about Cody, his tenacity and courage. Note,
there is a bit of "language" that some adults may object to, but at
the same time seems appropriate to the story.
Target audience: 9-10
Mystery/suspense: high
Kid appeal: great
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