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It’s been eight months since Mickey Bolitar witnessed the shocking, tragic death of his father. Eight months of lies, dark secrets, and unanswered questions. While he desperately wants answers, Mickey’s sophomore year of high school brings on a whole new set of troubles. Spoon is in the hospital, Rachel won’t tell him where he stands, his basketball teammates hate him . . . and then there’s Ema’s surprise announcement: She has an online boyfriend, and he’s vanished.
As he’s searching for Ema’s missing boyfriend (who may not even exist!), Mickey also gets roped into helping his nemesis, Troy Taylor, with a big problem. All the while, Mickey and his friends are pulled deeper into the mysteries surrounding the Abeona Shelter, risking their lives to find the answers—until the shocking climax, where Mickey finally comes face-to-face with the truth about his father.
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- ISBN: 9780698139411
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- ISBN: 9780698139411
- File size: 4832 KB
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- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 3.6
- Lexile® Measure: 470
- Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
- Text Difficulty: 0-2
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Reviews
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September 1, 2014
Young Mickey Bolitar searches for his missing father, confronts the online infatuation of his best friend and tries to find the truth surrounding a basketball drug scandal. The story picks up shortly after the end of teen Mickey's previous caper (Seconds Away, 2012), with his pal Spoon in the hospital, his mother in drug rehab and his dad dubiously reported dead. The mystery surrounding this last remains murky after the senior Bolitar's exhumed coffin is revealed to contain only ashes. New, dangerous problems pop up almost immediately to challenge Mickey. His goth friend Ema asks for his help in finding her missing boyfriend; Mickey didn't even know that she had a boyfriend, and he's half right. Ema and Jared have only interacted online and never met. Transfer student Mickey struggles to fit in with the varsity basketball team and is blamed when star player Troy is suspended for drug use. And the elderly doomsayer known as the Bat Lady magically reappears to put Mickey back on the path to finding his father. Mickey also works hard to repair his relationship with near-girlfriend Rachel, though it helps not at all that she has recently broken up with Troy. Veteran Coben juggles all these balls with expertise, keeping events moving with lots of dialogue.Packed with plot and studded with cliffhangers, Coben's third Mickey Bolitar thriller grabs readers in the opening chapter and never lets go. (Mystery. 11-16)COPYRIGHT(2014) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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April 1, 2015
Gr 6 Up-Mickey struggles with the recent murder of his father and is determined to uncover the truth while also helping a friend find her missing online boyfriend and trying to fit in with the basketball team. Fast-moving and compelling, this is a compelling mystery series that teen fans will enjoy.
Copyright 2015 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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July 1, 2015
Eight months after his father died in an accident, high school sophomore Mickey Bolitar (Sheltered; Seconds Away) and his friends investigate Ema's missing boyfriend and the mystery of the Abeona Shelter as well as whether or not Mickey's father is really dead. This third book of the series is gritty and hard-boiled, and Coben's well-crafted twists are gripping.(Copyright 2015 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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