Thursday, February 28, 2013

Caring is Creepy by David Zimmerman

2013 Alex Award Winner!

This is book is creepy on so many levels. It's not a joy to read--you'll be glad when it's over!

Lynn and Dani are two teen girls with too much time on their hands. They are poster children for child molesters--spend unsupervised time online, have access to webcams, drink underage, and are just surrounded by people who don't care too much about them. When Lynn meets a 25-year-old man online, they two agree to meet, and, of course, get along.  I kept waiting for him to molest/steal/rape her, but it didn't happen.  I can't exactly tell you what happens, but let's just say it's twisted and leave it at that.  Seriously twisted.

I totally understand why this won an Alex Award--loads of teen appeal, a paperback original, and teen characters who need help. Give this to fans of Gail Giles and other twisted dark realistic tales.

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