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Lange, Erin Jade
4 Reviews
(4)
YA
Disillusioned Eli teams up with two other high-school hackers to expose the bullies who drove a fellow student to suicide, but as their plan spins out of control, he realizes that the situation wasn't as black-and-white as he was led to believe. At times, the character interactions feel forced, but the high-stakes plot crescendos to a satisfyingly chilling conclusion.
Reviewer: Siena Leslie
(4)
YA
Sam is a burn victim with a drug-addicted mother; physical and emotional scars isolate her from her peers. Then a strange encounter with the police throws Sam in with three classmates; together they must solve a high-stakes mystery while evading potentially crooked cops. Their overnight adventure is far-fetched but suspenseful, and Sam's newfound friendships are authentic and affecting.
Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald
(4)
YA
At first Dane walks to school with Billy, a classmate with Down syndrome, to work off some detentions for violent behavior. But he ends up trying to help Billy solve a series of riddles in order to track down Billy's father. Lange constructs a complex relationship between the boys--sincere at heart but steeped in deception and manipulation. Unfortunately, the plot stalls out at the end.
Reviewer: Shara Hardeson
(4)
YA
Lonely, morbidly obese teen Butter e-announces that he will webcast his eating himself to death on New Year's Eve. But as Butter's website gains followers, he experiences a sudden surge in apparent popularity, which causes him to reexamine the plan. Though Butter's voice is an interesting mixture of anger, hopelessness, and wit, the plot feels forced and the resolution overly didactic.
Reviewer: Randy Ribay
4 reviews
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