Pushing Perfect - Michelle Falkoff电子书mobi+epub
Product Details
Age: 14+
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: HarperTeen (October 25, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0062310534
ISBN-13: 978-0062310538
Amazon.com: Pushing Perfect (9780062310538): Michelle Falkoff: Books
https://www.amazon.com/Pushing-Perfect-Michelle-Falkoff/dp/0062310534
Product Details
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: HarperTeen (October 25, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0062310534
ISBN-13: 978-0062310538
A girl’s quest for perfection results in dangerous consequences in this smart, suspenseful YA novel by the author of Playlist for the Dead. Fans of We Were Liars and The Secret History will devour this layered, ensemble-cast novel, which will keep readers thinking—and guessing—until the final pages.
How far would you go to be perfect?
Kara has the perfect life. She gets perfect grades. She never messes up. Until now. Because perfection is an illusion, and Kara has been struggling to maintain it for as long as she can remember. Which is why she does something she never thought she’d do. Something risky—and illegal.
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Gr 8 Up—Kara (aka Perfect Kara) is struggling to maintain her perfect grades and become valedictorian while dealing with panic attacks. She has already blown her chance at a National Merit Scholarship by not being able to get through the PSAT. The teen has demolished her old friendships because she was not able to be honest about the stress she is under. When a new friend offers her a drug to calm her down and help her ace the SATs, Kara thinks she has solved her problem. What she doesn't expect is the text from a Blocked Sender who knows what she did and is threatening to blackmail her if she doesn't follow instructions. As she tries to discover the identity of the mysterious blackmailer, she is far from alone—there is a large group of teens, all with secrets of their own, who are being blackmailed. Twists and turns abound as the young people bond in their attempt to uncover the blackmailer. Reminiscent of the novels of Joan Lowery Nixon and Lois Duncan with its methodical uncovering of clues and multiple red herrings, this mystery set in a modern-day well-to-do suburb in California will keep readers turning the pages. And the surprise at the end when Blocked Sender is revealed will keep teens pondering for a long time. VERDICT A good choice for those looking for a compelling mystery.—Deanna McDaniel, Genoa Middle School, OH
Review
“Twists and turns abound…Reminiscent of the novels of Joan Lowery Nixon and Lois Duncan with its methodical uncovering of clues and multiple red herrings, this mystery set in a modern-day well-to-do suburb in California will keep readers turning the pages.” (School Library Journal)
“Readers will be kept guessing.” (Kirkus Reviews)
Praise for Playlist for the Dead: “An absorbing and sensitive read.” (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books)
“Debut author Falkoff lightens the substantial topics of grief, bullying, and suicide with Sam’sengaging investigation.” (ALA Booklist)
“Realistic and well–written…The strong characters, dialogue and the use of the playlist to structure the book make this a good pick for struggling readers. (School Library Journal)
“Falkoff treats a difficult topic with delicacy and care.” (Publishers Weekly)
“A nice premise with some truly powerful moments.” (Kirkus Reviews)
“[A] debut novel that limns the shifting boundaries of teen friendship, loyalty and identity. Playlist takes the expected conventions of stories about teen grief and turns them inside out, keeping readers guessing until the final chapters.” (Austin American-Statesman)
About the Author
Michelle Falkoff's fiction and reviews have been published in ZYZZYVA, DoubleTake, and The Harvard Review, among other places. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and currently serves as Director of Communication and Legal Reasoning at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
百度云盘：
链接：点击去百度网盘 -->(购买前请先验证网盘链接是否有效)密码：1ku8
老王
scien
aihulu
我是小丸子
