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Panic

by Sharon M. Draper
Cherise Boothe
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Brief Description: As rehearsals begin for the ballet version of Peter Pan, the teenaged members of an Ohio dance troupe lose their focus when one of their own goes missing. Review Quotes: "A troupe of high school dance students is rocked when one of their number disappears. The Crystal Pointe Dance Academy is a refuge for the group of students who take classes and participate in dance recitals. Each of them—Diamond, Layla, Mercedes and Justin, the only boy in the group—has a different reason to dance, but they all want to earn a role in the upcoming production of Peter Pan. When Diamond disappears during a routine trip to the mall, the close-knit group is thrown into emotional turmoil that mounts as the days go by. As it turns out, Diamond has been lured by a sexual predator dangling the promise of a movie audition and finds herself in a dire situation. While the four main characters alternate narration, this is really a two-sided story: Diamond's story of abduction and exploitation, and the everyday concerns her friends face back home. The other dancers face tough situations, from relationship conflicts to a parent returning home after a long incarceration. Diamond's story, though, with elements of suspense and sexual horror, is the more interesting of the two, and readers will find themselves impatient to get back to her ordeal, which is depicted frankly but with sensitivity. Threading through it all is the importance of the arts as a vehicle to get through tough times. By turns pulse-pounding and inspiring." Review Quotes: "Sharon M. Draper's PANIC is an outstanding book... [This is] high-interest contemporary fiction — a book that many readers will gulp down in one evening. It is a story that addresses important issues (like never getting into cars with strangers, and never letting your high school boyfriend take photos of you that you wouldn't want your parents to see). Thus, it is a book that could quite likely save lives and reputations. Some astute readers will recognize how these issues all relate to the objectification of women in our culture. And it is for these reasons that PANIC will be an important addition to middle school and high school collections. With a little luck, there will be lots of young adolescents who read it and learn the consequences of risky behaviors — without having to learn them the hard way."—Richie Partington, MLIS "Richie's Picks http: //richiespicks.com " Publisher Marketing: This gripping and chillingly realistic novel from "New York Times" bestselling author Sharon Draper shows that all it takes is one bad decision for everything to change. Diamond knows not to get into a car with a stranger. But what if the stranger is well-dressed and handsome? On his way to meet his wife and daughter? And casting a movie that very night a movie in need of a star dancer? What then? Then Diamond might make the wrong decision. It s a nightmare come true: Diamond Landers has been kidnapped. She was at the mall with a friend, alone for only a few brief minutes and now she s being held captive, forced to endure horrors beyond what she ever could have dreamed, while her family and friends experience their own torments and wait desperately for any bit of news. From "New York Times "bestselling author Sharon Draper, this is a riveting exploration of power: how quickly we can lose it and how we can take it back.

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  • Release date

    January 1, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781470398286
      • File size: 202419 KB
      • Duration: 07:01:42

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 610
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Oh, to be 24, with a beautiful girlfriend and a career as a documentary filmmaker! Yes, Evan Casher has it all . . . or so he thinks until a cold-blooded gang of international assassins kills his mother and tries to kill him as well. Can Evan unearth a massive family secret before the caramel-chewing villain does him in? PANIC makes an ideal audiobook for a long drive--you'll be glued to the speakers as Evan dodges bombs, bullets, and blades from London to Miami--and L.J. Ganser narrates this unabridged thriller with all the necessary gusto. R.W.S. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 25, 2013
      A tumultuous week in the lives of students at the Crystal Pointe Dance Academy is told through a variety of viewpoints. Justin, the academy's principal male dancer, must continually defend himself against homophobic taunts while he pines for Layla, whose low self-esteem keeps her locked in an abusive relationship. Zizi is an airhead, and Mercedes lives under the thumb of her oppressively rigid mother. Then there is Diamond, who goes to the mall for dance tights and leaves with a handsome older man who has promised her a film audition. As readers will likely predict, the film Thane is making will not be rated G. Diamond is drugged, tied to a bed, and raped repeatedly in the presence of some burly cameramen, who post the film online and rake in money. Diamond's chapters are brutal but, perhaps mercifully, they are few and far between; the story sidetracks frequently to other characters' less urgent dramas. Draper writes about the lives of teenagers with authority and believable dialogue, but the juxtaposition of banal moments with Diamond's nightmare makes the sexual violence feel uncomfortably trivialized. Ages 14âup.

    • School Library Journal

      July 1, 2014

      Gr 9 Up-Fifteen-year-old Diamond is a dancer who feels destined for more than her role as Smee the pirate in the Crystal Pointe Dance Academy presentation of Peter Pan. When she meets a man at the mall food court who promises her a chance to star in a Hollywood movie, Diamond is certain her time for fame has arrived. But instead of stardom, she finds herself facing unspeakable horrors. Though this is Diamond's story, most of it is told through the perspectives of her friends and fellow dancers, Mercedes, Layla, and Justin, as they face their own struggles and wonder what could have happened to Diamond. This story is suspenseful and engaging, even though the author tries to tackle too many intense subjects at one time. Teens who like gritty realistic fiction should enjoy this work. Narrator Cherise Boothe's performance of Draper's novel doesn't miss a beat.-Amanda Rollins, Northwest Village School, Plainville, CT

      Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:610
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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