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What really happened
on Monday, October 27, at 6:00 a.m.?
The facts: Alex Crusan, an HIV-positive student, was attacked by an assailant who shattered the windows of his car with a baseball bat. Alex is in the hospital with multiple injuries.
The suspect: Clinton Cole was seen riding his bike in the vicinity that morning. And sure, he has problems with Alex. He might even have harassed him at school. But he'd never do something like this. Would he?
The witness: Daria Bickell never lies. So if she told the police she saw Clinton do it, she must have. But did she really?
The victim: After the windshield shattered, Alex ducked under the steering wheel. But he knows what he saw. Now he must decide what he wants to tell.
Three people, three perspectives -- one truth. Who will tell it?
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Alex Flinn is a former attorney whose fascination with witness reliability and bias led her to write Fade to Black. Alex is the author of three previous books, Breathing Underwater, an American Library Association Top-10 Best Book for Young Adults, Breaking Point, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, and Nothing to Lose, a Booklist Top-10 Youth Mystery.
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Gr. 7-10. Flinn, author of Breathing Underwater (2001) and Nothing to Lose (2004), takes aim at bullying once again. This time HIV-positive Alejandro Crusan, a Florida high-school junior, is the target. After being attacked in his car by a baseball bat-wielding teenager, Alex is hospitalized while recovering from his injuries. Clinton Cole, prejudiced and afraid of catching AIDS, hates Alex and is responsible for tormenting him on several previous occasions. Now he claims he's innocent. However, Daria, a teen with Down syndrome, saw Clinton at the scene of the attack; she also witnessed one of the earlier assaults. The teens alternate telling their stories and sharing their secrets, as Alex struggles with the truth about the attack and about the origin of his HIV-positive status. Daria's narration unfolds in free verse, a form that effectively shows both her halting, repetitive speech and the disparity between her inner thoughts and her ability to communicate them. Teens will enjoy ferreting out the reality from the conflicting narratives and arguing about the sensitive issues raised along the way. Cindy Dobrez
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- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0060568399
- ISBN 13 9780060568399
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