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Title: Acceleration
Author: Graham McNamee
type of book: Suspense
call number: YA/Fic
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This book is strong in character and story.
Summary:
Duncan, Vinny, and Wayne are all friends working - or wasting time - the summer before senior year in
high school. Duncan is the soul, Vinny the brains, and Wayne the muscle. At
the end of the previous summer, Duncan tried to save a drowning girl and failed. Not being a hero has really affected his life, particularly his relationship
with his girlfriend Kim. Also, he is now terrified of swimming, especially when
the nightmares come back.
Duncan's summer job is with the public transit lost and found. While
trying to make the hours go faster, Duncan looks through the items, especially
the books and golf clubs. One day he discovers an unmarked
journal with no name, which depicts sadistic animal torture experiments, boasts
of arson fires, and the planning for the serial killings of three women. Duncan
decides to make amends for his failure last summer by tracking down the owner of
the journal by using clues left hidden in the diary.
After talking with his friend Vinny, Duncan decides to turn the journal
over to the police, but they do not take him seriously, so he decides to get
help from Vinny, do some research at the local library, and find out where the
killer works and lives so they can prove to the police the diary is for real.
I would recommend this book!
Why?
The book becomes a non-stop, suspenseful thriller when Duncan finally discovers
who the killer is and goes to his house to collect evidence.
Other suggested reading:
Kit's Wilderness by David Almond
Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman
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Employee Initials: KS
Review Date: April 2004
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