Stolarz, Laurie Faria Deadly Little Secret, 288 p. Hyperion, December 2008.
MS, HS - ADVISABLE
Camelia is definitely attracted to Ben, the one that everyone else says is a bad boy - danger on two feet. Ben's already saved her life once, even if he won't admit it, but he does act strange around her and strange things are starting to happen. Someone is after Camelia, maybe only to scare her, and she isn't sure whom she can turn to. Ben is willing to confess his secrets to Camelia, but she isn't too sure that she is willing to completely trust him. When the danger reaches the breaking point, is Ben the one doing the breaking or is he the one she can turn to?
This is a good mid-level spooky (not ghosts) story; it has a bit of magic (which it doesn't really need), but the true story lies in the chronicle of obsession, of the power of rumor, of how easy and how hard it is to love. There are about 20 swears, no "f's"; the swearing is not obtrusive.
Cindy, Library-Teacher.
MS, HS - ADVISABLE
Camelia is definitely attracted to Ben, the one that everyone else says is a bad boy - danger on two feet. Ben's already saved her life once, even if he won't admit it, but he does act strange around her and strange things are starting to happen. Someone is after Camelia, maybe only to scare her, and she isn't sure whom she can turn to. Ben is willing to confess his secrets to Camelia, but she isn't too sure that she is willing to completely trust him. When the danger reaches the breaking point, is Ben the one doing the breaking or is he the one she can turn to?
This is a good mid-level spooky (not ghosts) story; it has a bit of magic (which it doesn't really need), but the true story lies in the chronicle of obsession, of the power of rumor, of how easy and how hard it is to love. There are about 20 swears, no "f's"; the swearing is not obtrusive.
Cindy, Library-Teacher.
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