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262 pp.
| Delacorte |
February, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-385-32700-5$$15.95
(4)
YA
The orphaned daughter of a singer-philosopher, sixteen-year-old Marnie feels isolated at boarding school and finds solace playing an Internet game against an opponent called the Elf. When Marnie is kidnapped by a deranged woman, the Elf (coincidentally a student at a nearby school) tracks her down. The plot strains credibility somewhat, but Marnie's journey from alienation to reaching out to others is effectively charted.