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Period.8 Hardback - 2013

by Chris Crutcher

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In this full-length novel from Crutcher, his first since the bestselling "Deadline, " the ultimate bully and the ultimate good guy tangle during Period 8.

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In this terrifying and provocative YA psychological thriller by the bestselling and award-winning author of Deadline and Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, a teenage boy tries to uncover what happened to a girl who has vanished from his high school. Was she abducted, or did she run for her life?

In this teen suspense novel, Paul "The Bomb" Baum tells the truth. No matter what. It was something he learned at Sunday school. But telling the truth can cause problems, and not just minor ones. And as Paulie discovers, finding the truth can be even more problematic. Period 8 is supposed to be that one period in high school where the truth can shine, a safe haven for students navigating complex moral choices. Only what Paulie and Hannah (his ex-girlfriend, unfortunately) and his other classmates don't know is that the ultimate liar is in their midst. Terrifying, thought-provoking, and original, this novel combines all the qualities of a great psychological thriller with the controversy, ethics, athletics, humor, and raw emotion of a classic Crutcher story.

But as the search for the missing girl intensifies, Paulie realizes the biggest threat isn't a kidnapper--it's one of his own classmates. Who can you trust when the ultimate liar is sitting in your circle?

  • A High School Mystery: When a popular girl vanishes without a trace, the search for answers reveals that Heller High is hiding more than just homework and hallway crushes.
  • Truth and Lies: Paulie Baum is known for telling the truth, but a single lie has cost him his girlfriend, Hannah. Now, he has to navigate a conspiracy where telling the truth could be the most dangerous move of all.
  • Bullying and Peer Pressure: The student body president seems to have everyone's best interests at heart, but beneath the surface, a master manipulator is pulling the strings and turning friends against each other.
  • A Character-Driven Thriller: Step into Period 8, a student-led discussion group where secrets are supposed to be safe, only to discover that the greatest danger is sitting in the room.

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Period 8. An hour a day. You can hang out. You can eat your lunch. You can talk. Or listen. Or neither. Or both. Nothing is off-limits. The only rule is that you keep it real; that you tell the truth.

Heller High senior Paul Baum--aka Paulie Bomb--tells the truth. Not the "Wow, that's an ugly sweater" variety of truth, but the other kind. The truth that matters. It might be hard. It often hurts. But Paulie doesn't know how not to tell it. When he tells his girlfriend Hannah the life-altering, messed-up, awful truth, his life falls apart. The truth can get complicated, fast.

But someone in Period 8 is lying. And Paulie, Hannah, and just about everyone else who stops by the safe haven of the P-8 room daily are deceived. And when a classmate goes missing and the mystery of her disappearance seeps beyond P-8 and into every hour of the day, all hell breaks loose.

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  • Title Period.8
  • Author Chris Crutcher
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Greenwillow Books
  • Publication date 2013-03
  • Features Dust Cover
  • ISBN 9780061914805 / 0061914800
  • Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.81 x 5.54 x 1.11 in (22.38 x 14.07 x 2.82 cm)
  • Age range 14 to UP years
  • Grade levels 9 - UP
  • Reading level 660
  • Themes
    • Topical: Family
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Category Young Adult Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Schools, Mystery and detective stories
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2012046726
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 04/01/2013, Page 79
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 06/01/2013, Page 460
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2013, Page 106
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/18/2013, Page 0
  • Romantic Times, 04/01/2013, Page 46
  • School Library Journal, 04/01/2013, Page 160
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