FICTION

Stalked

by Christine HART
978-1-55277-534-9.
COPY ISBN
Gr 6—11—Amy and Elise, best friends, get great summer jobs at the Oasis resort on a remote Vancouver Island. Amy has a lot riding on her job as she's looking for an excellent reference to help her get into fashion-design school. She also has the hots for her boss, Derek, and when he approaches her she is flattered, but knows that something isn't right. Derek does not groom Amy well at all, so her sense of wrong intensifies as his sleazy motives become crystal clear. The ho-hum writing, combined with a story that has too many unimportant details, makes this one to skip. Lurlene McDaniel's Prey (Delacorte, 2008) has more action, intensity, complexity, and plot. Reluctant teen readers may find Stalked a bit dull in comparison.—Amy Cheney, Alameda County Library, Oakland, CA
Amy is excited to score a summer job at the resort where her best friend is also working. She needs a good reference for film school--and her new boss is hot. But when her crush on him moves quickly from flirtation to more, Amy must decide how far she's willing to go. Some authentic-sounding dialogue enlivens this movie-of-the-week tale.
Reviewed by Amy Cheney , Mar 01, 2011

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