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Atheneum Books for Young Readers · Ebook · March 12, 2013
- An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant YA Readers - This gripping, chillingly realistic novel from New York Times bestselling author Sharon Draper, “by turns pulse-pounding and inspiring” (Kirkus Reviews), shows that all it takes is one bad decision for a dream to become a nightmare.
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- Who it’s for
- A tense, realistic-feeling thriller where one choice turns a dream into a nightmare.
- Themes
- Power and reclaiming agency, Consequences of a bad decision, Kidnapping and captivity
- Pacing
- Fast
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- An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant YA Readers - This gripping, chillingly realistic novel from New York Times bestselling author Sharon Draper, “by turns pulse-pounding and inspiring” (Kirkus Reviews), shows that all it takes is one bad decision for a dream to become a nightmare. Diamond knows not to get into a car with a stranger. But what if the stranger is well-dressed and handsome? On his way to meet his wife and daughter?
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And casting a movie that very night—a movie in need of a star dancer? What then? Then Diamond might make the wrong decision. It’s a nightmare come true: Diamond Landers has been kidnapped. She was at the mall with a friend, alone for only a few brief minutes—and now she’s being held captive, forced to endure horrors beyond what she ever could have dreamed, while her family and friends experience their own torments and wait desperately for any bit of news. From New York Times bestselling author Sharon Draper, this is a riveting exploration of power: how quickly we can lose it—and how we can take it back.
One Wrong Turn
A tense, realistic-feeling thriller where one choice turns a dream into a nightmare.
Come here for
- Suspense built around a dangerously persuasive stranger
- A gripping story about power and survival
Expect
- A chilling kidnapping ordeal
- A focus on how power can be lost—and taken back
Where it sits
| Abuse & Trauma for Teens | 58% |
|---|---|
| Thrillers & Suspense | 38% |
| YA Mysteries | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Performing Arts for Teens
- Surviving Sexual Abuse
- Violence & Trauma
- Authors
- Sharon M. Draper
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Published
- March 12, 2013
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Power and reclaiming agency · Consequences of a bad decision · Kidnapping and captivity
- Reading lane
- Performing Arts for Teens