Hide and Shriek

Five stars for it being a perfect example of what it claims to be. The Orca books are sooooooo popular with my students because they get right to the suspense. Reluctant readers don't want a lot of character building or descriptions of scenery. No flowery language or challenging metaphors. I'll give this to students who want life-in-danger suspense but need shorter and simpler than April Henry. The only unrealistic part is that these 16 year old kids are saying things like "jeez" instead of swearing. Though that means it's "safer" for libraries, I think that ship has sailed. Crude language is no longer accepted as a reason to not give a kid a book.

This was a fantastic quick read!  The book was a thriller that kept you on the edge of your seat, I couldn't stop reading it.  It only took me 2hours to devour, but well worth it!  I felt like a simple game we all loved to play as children was used to its fullest, in a smart, heroic kind of way.  The main character has a lot of guts, and like mentioned in the book, it's a good thing she did!  She was also extremely smart and resourceful, it definitely felt like this could be a true story kind of book.  It makes you think twice about staying out passed curfew!