Flash by Michael Cadnum

Description

Relates one momentous day in the lives of five young people in the San Francisco Bay Area, including two teenaged bank robbers, a witness, and a wounded military policeman just back from Iraq.

Recommendations

Friend Is Not a Verb by Daniel Ehrenhaft

Friend Is Not a Verb

Daniel Ehrenhaft

Bullet Point by Peter Abrahams

Bullet Point

Peter Abrahams

The Knife That Killed Me by Anthony McGowan

The Knife That Killed Me

Anthony McGowan

The Last Summer Of The Death Warriors by Francisco Stork

The Last Summer Of The Death Warriors

Francisco Stork

Hothouse: A Novel by Chris Lynch

Hothouse: A Novel

Chris Lynch

Girl, Stolen by April Henry

Girl, Stolen

April Henry

Borderline by Allan Stratton

Borderline

Allan Stratton

Blink & Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones

Blink & Caution

Tim Wynne-Jones

A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner

A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend

Emily Horner

Why I Fight by J. Adams Oaks

Why I Fight

J. Adams Oaks

The Interrogation of Gabriel James by Charlie Price

The Interrogation of Gabriel James

Charlie Price

The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

The Outsiders

S. E. Hinton

Real Live Boyfriends by E. Lockhart

Real Live Boyfriends

E. Lockhart

King of the Screwups by K. L. Going

You by Charles Benoit

You

Charles Benoit

Funny How Things Change by Melissa Wyatt

Funny How Things Change

Melissa Wyatt

Jump by Elisa Carbone

Jump

Elisa Carbone

The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin by Josh Berk

The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin

Josh Berk

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

Monster

Walter Dean Myers

Rikers High by Paul Volponi

Rikers High

Paul Volponi

Riding Invisible by Sandra Alonzo

Riding Invisible

Sandra Alonzo

Compulsion by Heidi Ayarbe

Compulsion

Heidi Ayarbe

They Never Came Back by Caroline B. Cooney

They Never Came Back

Caroline B. Cooney

Not That Kind Of Girl by Siobhan Vivian

Not That Kind Of Girl

Siobhan Vivian

Boost by Kathy Mackel

Boost

Kathy Mackel

A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley

A Little Wanting Song

Cath Crowley

Happyface by Stephen Emond

Happyface

Stephen Emond

Raven Summer by David Almond

Raven Summer

David Almond

Over the End Line by Alfred C. Martino

Over the End Line

Alfred C. Martino

I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

I Am the Messenger

Markus Zusak

The Cardturner: A Novel About a King, a Queen, and a Joker by Louis Sachar

The Cardturner: A Novel About a King, a Queen, and a Joker

Louis Sachar

As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth by Lynne Rae Perkins

As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth

Lynne Rae Perkins

Zen and Xander Undone by Amy Kathleen Ryan

Zen and Xander Undone

Amy Kathleen Ryan

Jumped by Rita Williams-Garcia

Jumped

Rita Williams-Garcia

Suckerpunch by David Hernandez

Suckerpunch

David Hernandez

I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier

I Am the Cheese

Robert Cormier

A Time of Miracles by Anne-Laure Bondoux

A Time of Miracles

Anne-Laure Bondoux

Efrain's Secret by Sofia Quintero

Efrain's Secret

Sofia Quintero

The Space Between Trees by Katie Williams

The Space Between Trees

Katie Williams

After the First Death by Robert Cormier

After the First Death

Robert Cormier

Heist Society by Ally Carter

Heist Society

Ally Carter

Illyria by Elizabeth Hand

Illyria

Elizabeth Hand

We Were Here by Matt de la Peña

We Were Here

Matt de la Peña

Annexed by Sharon Dogar

Annexed

Sharon Dogar

Shutout by Brendan Halpin

Shutout

Brendan Halpin

Same Difference by Siobhan Vivian

Same Difference

Siobhan Vivian

Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick

Revolver

Marcus Sedgwick

The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith

The Marbury Lens

Andrew Smith

Flash Burnout by L. K. Madigan

Flash Burnout

L. K. Madigan

Member Recommendations

Inside Out by Terry Trueman

by meggyweg

Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick

BookshelfMonstrosity While Revolver is set in the past in the Arctic and Flash in contemporary California, both are dark, intense, fast-paced stories with undercurrents of violence, centered around teenage males grappling with their values and tough choices.

Complete Recommendations

Member Reviews

Featured Recent Thumbs

All Ratings
2
2

1 review

Sullywriter 5,002 reviews

Cadnum is one of the best authors writing for young adults these days. He's got a talent for historical and realistic fiction. This story is a taut, fast-moving suspenseful story with great characters and sharp insight into the criminal mind. Stunning cover art.

Ratings