Language: R (74 swears, 21 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG13
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Five high schoolers go on a camping trip, each with their own agenda. But something goes terribly wrong. Only four get to the police department to report what happened, and none of them want to admit the whole truth.
Sedoti tells the story after the fact as each of the characters are being questioned by the police. Readers, in the position of the police, get the story piece by piece from four different perspectives. The story is suspenseful and engaging, and I was surprised that the piecemeal development of the story didn’t feel choppy—it felt right. This is one of those books that you finish and wish you could read again for the first time.
John is Black, and it is implied that Maylee, Petra, Nolan, and Abigail are white because of how John is treated. The mature content rating is for underage drinking, innuendo, and mentions of drugs, rape, sex, and partial nudity. The violence rating is for blood, gun use, and mentions of murder.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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