THE LOWDOWN:
“Abby and Luke chat online. They’ve never met. But they are going to. Soon.
Abby is starting high school–it should be exciting, so why doesn’t she care? Everyone tells her to “make an effort,” but why can’t she just be herself? Abby quickly feels like she’s losing a grip on her once-happy life. The only thing she cares about anymore is talking to Luke, a guy she met online, who understands. It feels dangerous and yet good to chat with Luke–he is her secret, and she’s his. Then Luke asks her to meet him, and she does. But Luke isn’t who he says he is. When Abby goes missing, everyone is left to put together the pieces. If they don’t, they’ll never see Abby again.”
FIRST IMPRESSION:
“How can you not be excited?”
Faith, my best friend since second grade, is lying on the edge of the swimming pool watching the ripples as she trails her slim fingers through the water. “I mean, come on, Abby. We’re starting high school tomorrow. It’ll be so much better than middle school.”
SNAPSHOT:
This chilling cautionary tale explores how easy it is to fall for a predator’s web of lies. When creepy older Luke praises and flatters fourteen-year-old Abby, eager for any kind of attention, she must learn what it means to trust and whether that trust is real or being used against her.
Appropriate for more mature audiences; use caution with more sensitive readers. Includes in-your-face sexual content, strong language, and intense thematic elements. Explores the disturbing and graphic nature of kidnapping, rape, abuse, and internet obsession. Does not pull punches: bad things can happen to anyone.
GET IT ON YOUR SHELF:
If you…
• Enjoy realistic horror stories
• Want to learn more about being safe on the Internet
• Have needed to help someone in a time of grieving
• Need a villain you can really hate
THE ESSENTIALS:
Contemporary YA suspense
Hardcover & Ebook, 330 pages
Published August 1st, 2011 by Scholastic Press (ISBN 0545151465)
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