Littlefield, Sophie Hanging By A Thread, 270 p. Delacorte (Random), 2012. Language: R (21 swears, and 6 ‘f’); Violence: PG (visions of death, struggles); Mature Content: PG-13 (teen drinking).
After 6 years, Clare and her mother are back in their hometown. The past two summers have had the town on alert, as a little boy was killed and then the next summer a teenager disappeared. Clare has secrets of her own – when she touches a garment, she can feel strong emotions attached to it, and many times she receives visions. When she picks up a tattered denim jacket, she feels when the missing girl died and now she has to decide whether to get involved – and how.
Littlefield does a good job of integrating the supernatural into the mystery, and includes a hot, if trouble, possible boyfriend for Clare, too. With a little editing, this could have had a much larger audience.
HS – OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
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