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Shock Point

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Shock Point

Contributors:

By (Author) April Henry

ISBN:

9780142412404

Publisher:

Penguin Putnam Inc

Imprint:

Speak

Publication Date:

2nd October 2008

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Young Adult

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

FIC

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

192

Dimensions:

Width 139mm, Height 208mm, Spine 13mm

Weight:

170g

Description

Cassie discovers that her stepfather, Rick, a teen psychiatrist, has been illegally prescribing a new behavioral drug to his patientsand three teens have died. Before she can report him, Rick commits Cassie to Peaceful Cove, a boot camp for troubled teens in Mexico. Cassie knows she has to get out now, before more teens die. But no one has ever escaped from Peaceful Cove aliveand even if Cassie gets over the walls and survives the Mexican desert, will anyone believe her story

Reviews

Henry packs her first YA novel with the quick action and suspense that will keep even reluctant readers turning the pages." School Library Journal

Author Bio

April Henry lives in Portland, Oregon.

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