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AUTHOR:    Jude Watson
AGES:   9th – 12th grades
REVIEW:   This was one of the most depressing books I have ever read.  If you can get through the first half of the book without giving up, the second half improves.  The first half of the novel is completely centered on emotions, and they are dark.  To her credit, the author does a wonderful job of nailing the plight of a teenage girl, who is aloof and distant and filled with pain.  In the second half of the novel, the action picks up, and the story moves quicker.  The mystery/detective work/thriller part picks up and makes this a better read.  There is also a sense of hope in the second half of the book that is missing in the first half.  But I can see that the author may have wanted us to feel that despair.  It was tough reading, though.  I was able to finish this book off in one late night when I couldn't sleep.

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