This is one of the books that will be used for small groups in my new strategic reading class this fall. I'm trying to read the "main" books for it so I have an idea of what I'm talking about when teaching it/discussing it with the kiddos.
This was another book I couldn't put down. I started reading it during our SSR time for school, so 18 minutes a day wasn't really enough because the book keeps you wondering from page one.
The premise of the book is trying to figure out what happened to a teenager, Christopher Creed. As the book unfolds, you learn that he was an outcast at school, so a lot of the student body isn't really all that concerned about him or his fate. The book also covers a lot of topics that are very relevant to a high school student: bullying, being the outcast, cliques, parents, drinking, etc.
The point of this class is to help reluctant and struggling readers. I think this book is a perfect fit for that.
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