Kimberly Derting. The Body Finder.Violet has long known that she can find dead bodies-- she gets a feeling from the area where they are, and also from people who had something to do with their death. When a serial killer starts attacking girls near Violet's town, she and her friend/crush get involved, and Violet is soon put in danger. The was a creepily good read, with a well-done love interest, but I'd go with the grade 9 and up recommendation from School Library Journal. There's nothing sexually graphic, but the chilling chapters of the serial killer following girls and abducting them would not be something I would want to put into the hands of a 6th grader. Lots of people have liked this one, and the cover is beautiful.
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All the books being moved out of the library today! Maybe at some point in the next two weeks my reviews will become slightly more coherent.
I agree the cover is beautiful Haven't read this one yet, but it's on my summer list.
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I read this one recently too, and I agree--while I liked the love story and was happy at how relatively chaste it was, I was found the kidnapper stalking aspect creepy. I have a middle school daughter and she won't be reading this one soon! Though when she's a bit older, I would hope it might remind her (from somebody besides me!) about being smart with regard to strangers.
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