Desert Angel

Charlie Price

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Fourteen-year-old Angel wakes up one morning at her desert trailer home to discover her mother has been murdered by a lowlife named Scotty, who has vanished. Angel has no water, no weapon, but she knows that Scotty, an expert tracker and hunter, will surface soon in order to eliminate her as a witness. She has to run, to disappear, if she is to survive and tell the world what happened. Her flight takes her through a harsh landscape to places she never expected to be, forcing her to trust others for the first time and strengthening her in ways she doesn’t even anticipate . . . until it’s time to take a stand.

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“…a fast-paced adventure…”--School Library Journal
 
“…this will be a magnet for thriller aficionados.” --BCCB, Starred Review
 
“Never showy, this is hard, gritty realism, and Price’s depiction of the twitchy psyche of an abused girl is dead-on. Serious thriller fans will be more than satisfied.” --Booklist
 
“…if suspense is your bag, this is a book to read.” --VOYA
 
“Both the best and worst of humanity shine through in this gripping novel.” --Publishers Weekly
 
"Relentless, heart-stopping suspense." --Kirkus Reviews
 
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Winner of the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel
 
“The fast pace, dark mood, and well-plotted story line should have readers hooked.” —Publishers Weekly
 
"As with the finest interrogation dramas, like the movie The Usual Suspects, the final reveal is both satisfying and surprising, but it’s the well-structured and paced buildup that’s most worth relishing.” —Booklist
 
“The author writes intriguing and believable characters…The result is not only suspense but a memorable and believable characterization. Top notch.” —Kirkus Reviews

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Read the Kirkus Review of DESERT ANGEL . A taut thriller about Angel, a 14-year-old who is pursued by a man who has a deadly need to silence her.
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CHARLIE PRICE lives in northern California. His previous novel, The Interrogation of Gabriel James, was hailed as “top-notch” by Kirkus Reviews, “surprising” by Booklist, and “gripping” by BCCB, and won the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery.

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
October 2011
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780374317751
ISBN10: 0374317755
Young Adult Fiction
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 240 pages
Age Range: 12 and up
Grade Range: 7 and up Information for Librarians

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Lexile: HL670LL

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October 2011
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ISBN: 9781429969871
ISBN10: 1429969873
Young Adult Fiction176 pages
Age Range: 12 and up
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