Shadow State

Gr 9 Up—Brynn Caldwell is finally recovering from a depression that left her floundering. but soon finds herself in the middle of a situation out of a Hollywood movie. Brynn's mother has just patented a new medication to treat PTSD by erasing memories. Brynn herself is a very advanced student with national chemistry awards to her credit. She is scared by memories beyond her grasp, and messages sent to her suggest that she has information, making her believe a terrorist group wants to stop the release of her mother's medication. Things become even more terrifying when she starts to think that she herself may have been a willing participant in developing a bomb. Brynn's struggle to determine the truth at all costs is what gives the story its appeal, despite convenient and somewhat absurd plot points that allow her to enter locked buildings and elude the police and her captors.