Dangerous Deception by Peg Kehret, 192 pages
Emmy’s mom works for a local department store that runs a
contest every year that gives entrants a chance to win something from the
store. Each person writes what they most
want and why. Although the contest is
only open to adults, this year Emmy happens to see some of the entries and one
is from a girl about her age who is asking for food because her little sister
cries from hunger every night. Emmy
wants to help but her mom explains that she can’t. In the past, the store has been able to pass
along information to a local charity that is then able to help people like this
but this year the charity has already used most of its budget. Emmy decides to try to help on her own and
gets her classmates involved in a group project to feed the girls. They collect donations and drop them off at
their apartment. Unfortunately, this
good deed could end up with terrible consequences when the family seems to
disappear and Emmy discovers what could be a criminal in the act in a nearby
apartment. This wasn’t actually a very
scary story, it’s definitely more of a realistic fiction with a little bit of
scare and adventure thrown in near the end.
However, the realistic part of the book was very good and kids who like
that type of story will enjoy this.
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