Charbonneau, Joelle
Need, 334 pages. Houghton Mifflin,
2015. $18. Language: R (55 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature
Content: G; Violence: PG-13 (kidnapping, killing dogs, shots, knives)
What would you do
for those things you are sure that you need?
A secret website aimed at the students of Nottawa high school asks you
what you need and then tells you what to do in order to earn it. Kaylee Dunham needs a new kidney for her
little brother and NEED hasn’t asked her to do anything yet. But something
seems off to her. When a popular girl at
her school dies from a peanut allergy, Kaylee is instantly alert, but no one
seems to be listening to her. When she
takes her suspicions to the police, NEED retaliates. Then there are more deaths. Who or what is behind NEED? What is their end game? How many more will
have to die in order to fulfill NEED’s
need?
NEED is pretty
seductive. Who wouldn’t love a magic
website that gives you something seeming innocuous to do in order to earn
something you want? Fans of creepy
stories will certainly enjoy this.
HS – OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
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