The Stranger Game
by Cylin Busby
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When Nico Morris's older sister mysteriously disappears, her parents, family, and friends are devastated. But Nico can never admit what she herself feels: relief at finally being free of Sarah's daily cruelties. Then the best and worst thing happens: four years later, after dozens of false leads, Sarah is found. But this girl is much changed from the one Nico knew. She's thin and drawn, when Sarah had been golden and athletic; timid and unsure, instead of brash and competitive; and strangest show more of all, sweet and kind, when she had once been mean and abusive. Sarah's retrograde amnesia has caused her to forget almost everything about her life, from small things like the plots of her favorite books and her tennis game to the more critical -- where she's been the last four years and what happened at the park on the fateful day she vanished. Despite the happy ending, the dark details of that day continue to haunt Nico, and it becomes clear that more than one person knows the true story of what happened to Sarah. show lessTags
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3.5 Stars rounded up to 4
CW:sexual abuse of child off page, loss of loved one
Well that had some pretty chilling moments in it!
I actually read into the wee hours of the morning with this one as I desperately needed to know what had happened to Sarah. There was a point in the book where I felt things unfolded in quite an abrupt and seemingly premature manner, only to be drawn in again after this but for entirely different reasons. Cryptic, I know! I have ordered 2 copies for the library but predict that more will be needed! I think this will be great for NZ Y11 and Y12.
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Well that had some pretty chilling moments in it!
I actually read into the wee hours of the morning with this one as I desperately needed to know what had happened to Sarah. There was a point in the book where I felt things unfolded in quite an abrupt and seemingly premature manner, only to be drawn in again after this but for entirely different reasons. Cryptic, I know! I have ordered 2 copies for the library but predict that more will be needed! I think this will be great for NZ Y11 and Y12.
Sarah desapareció. Su familia está devastada, excepto Nico, su hermana. Ella, por primera vez, siente paz porque se pudo librar de las maldades de Sarah. Pero cuatro años más tarde sucede algo inesperado: Sarah regresa. Aunque está... diferente. Es muy distinta de esa chica que se había tragado la tierra. Y la amnesia que padece provoca que todo se vuelva cada vez más extraño. ¿En dónde estuvo? ¿Qué le sucedió el día en que desapareció? SOLO UNA PERSONA CONOCE LA VERDADERA HISTORIA... ¿PODRÁS
8/10. Fast read, could not put down.
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- 2016-10-25
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