Giles, Gail. What happened to Cass McBride?GILES, Gail. What happened to Cass McBride? Little, Brown. 212p. c2006.0-316-16638-3. $16.99. S* Through the voices of three key characters, Giles creates a truly suspenseful sus·pense n. 1. The condition of being physically suspended. 2. a. The state or quality of being undecided, uncertain, or doubtful. b. story of suicide and revenge. Cass is a popular high school student with a smart mouth. Kyle blames Cass for the death of his brother, so he kidnaps her and plans to torture her by burying her alive. But Cass already is tortured by her conscience. What unfolds is the interaction between Kyle and Cass, and the events in both their lives that led up to the kidnapping kidnapping, in law, the taking away of a person by force, threat, or deceit, with intent to cause him to be detained against his will. Kidnapping may be done for ransom or for political or other purposes. . Add to their story Ben Gray, the police detective assigned to the case when Cass is reported missing. He meets with Cass's mother and her father and works to find Cass. He also meets with Kyle's mother and father, and his investigation reveals the story of two sets of parents with hopes for their children and unfulfilled aspirations for themselves. Their stories add motivation as well as background to the events taking place between Kyle and Cass. It is not until Cass's best friend is interviewed that the story of Cass and Kyle takes shape for Gray. The setting is claustrophobic claus·tro·pho·bic adj. 1. a. Relating to or suffering from claustrophobia. b. Uncomfortably closed or hemmed in. 2. , the characters are complex and the story will keep readers on the edge of their seats. The novel culminates in an ending that is both realistic and ambiguous in a Robert Cormier Robert Edmund Cormier (January 19, 1925 – November 2, 2000) was an American author for young adults. He lived in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA. He grew up and married there and he raised four children (three daughters and a son). kind of way. This tale of a tense emotional situation includes graphic scenes and adult language. Janis Flint-Ferguson, Assoc. Prof., English, Gordon College There are three colleges named Gordon College:
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