Panic is a game played by the just graduated seniors in
Carp. Not all of them play, but all of
them are eligible. Every student in the
high school pays a dollar every school day so the prize every year is usually
at least $50,000. Heather has never
intended to play but the night it starts her boyfriend breaks up with her and
starts dating someone new and Heather decides at the last minute to
participate. Dodge has been planning to
participate since his older sister was injured when she played two years ago,
but he doesn’t care about the money, he cares about getting revenge. He blames another player for his sister’s injury,
and that boy’s younger brother will be playing this year. I really liked this story. I felt it really spoke to the human
condition, especially from a teen perspective.
I also liked how various parts of the story are revealed slowly throughout
the book. I think that most teens, boys
and girls, would really like this book.
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