Wanted!

When Ally gets a phone call from her dad asking her to grab a couple of discs and drive (without a license!) in his corvette to "the place where she gets ice cream," she knows something is wrong. But when someone breaks into the house while she's in it, Ally makes a run for it - only to find out that her dad has been murdered and she's the prime suspect. Will she be able to evade the police AND prove her innocence?

This was a fun, fluffy, and clean teen thriller published back in the late '90s and recently re-released. I read it practically in one sitting. There are certain aspects of the book that didn't translate well to the 21st century. For example, this was written in a day when most people didn't have a cellphone - is that show more something today's teenager can even fathom? Ally made some stupid choices in this book (let's face it, it's hard to prove you're innocent when you're running away!), but in the end she managed to stay true to herself. This book would be appropriate for 11-14 year olds, and could be enjoyed by either boys or girls (i.e. it's high on suspense and low on romance). In fact, it made me miss the day in which the love triangle wasn't a required plot device for YA. Oh, those were the days! show less

Cooney has written a tight plot for this thriller, and the suspense doesn't let up until the very last page. Although Wanted! shows the main character, a typical teenage girl, confronting anguish, confusion, and fear after she witnesses the murder of her father, the story nevertheless maintains the pace of a thriller, and the action is consistently seen from the point of view of a teenager, whose tendency is to look toward the necessities of the moment rather than to dwell in the major catastrophe that has just befallen her.

{my thoughts} – This book is wonderful. I loved {the janie johnson series}. So, of course once I saw that she had some books being re-released I had to locate and read. She is a wonderful author.

This book is amazing, wonderful and perfect. It is a stand alone novel. It is about a 15 year-old girl named Alice that is accused of killing her father. She doesn’t know what to do so she goes on the run and becomes a wanted criminal. She made a lot of errors and mistakes and didn’t really use a lot of common sense throughout the book, but honestly if I had felt the way she did I think I would have reacted the same way.

This is a must read book for any fan of Caroline B. Cooney.

{my thoughts} – This book is wonderful. I loved {the janie johnson series}. So, of course once I saw that she had some books being re-released I had to locate and read. She is a wonderful author.

This book is amazing, wonderful and perfect. It is a stand alone novel. It is about a 15 year-old girl named Alice that is accused of killing her father. She doesn’t know what to do so she goes on the run and becomes a wanted criminal. She made a lot of errors and mistakes and didn’t really use a lot of common sense throughout the book, but honestly if I had felt the way she did I think I would have reacted the same way.

This is a must read book for any fan of Caroline B. Cooney.

Reviewed by Glenn (Class of 2012)
WANTED was full of action, drama, and mystery. In one part, Alice sneaks into a girl’s shower and hides from the group looking for her and the girl in there says nothing. In the story, a girl named Alice has been set up for murdering, if her father. She has to prove that she is not guilty and find out who killed him before she is found. Caroline B Cooney also wrote The Face on the Milk Carton, The Voice on the Radio, Code Orange, and many more. I really liked this book because my friend would always get into trouble and he would try to change his look so that the cops would not find him, and that is what Alice does so they won’t find her. (It never worked for my friend). So overall, I think that this show more book was really good because it makes you wonder who is good and who is bad. I recommend this book to all mystery readers. show less

Loved this book, an easy quick read finished it in one sitting. Cooney is great in being able to hook you into the book :) I was wanting to run and hide myself while reading it, def. a must read for susupense lovers :)

Alice Robie receives a phone call from her extremely excited father. He instructs her to bring some computer disks named TWIN to the ice cream parlor where they often ate. When Alice decides to change and get ready, the intruder arrives. She hides under her father’s corvette and waits for the man to leave. The killer speaks to her and Alice recognizes his voice. While waiting for her father, she learns she has been set up and someone sent her mother an email confessing that she murdered her father. This story has Alice running from the police in malls, sleeping in other student’s rooms in the university and even stealing cars to try and figure out who killed her father. This book would be great for strong readers in middle and all show more at the high school level who enjoy fast-paced who-dun-nits. show less