Scared Little Rabbits

by A. V. Geiger

Overview

We stand in a tight cluster, high above the lake. One-by-one, we made our way up the narrow trail from the edge of campus. Now, we wait shoulder to shoulder behind the police tape. Nineteen summer students.

All but one.

When Nora gets accepted into her dream summer program at the prestigious Winthrop Academy, she jumps at the chance to put her coding skills to use. But then a fellow student goes missing—and the tech trail for the crime leads back to Nora. Running scared, Nora must race to clear her name and uncover the sordid truth…or she might be the next to disappear.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492648284
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	12/03/2019
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	696,237
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)
Lexile:	HL630L (what's this?)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

A. V. Geiger is a popular online author and member of the elite Wattpad Stars program. Her original teen fiction has received millions of hits on Wattpad, the story-sharing website and was ranked number one in the mystery/thriller genre. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and twin boys. Learn more at avgeiger.com.

Editorial Reviews

"the epic murder-mystery finale is well worth the wait." — Booklist

From the Publisher

2019-09-10
A summer coding competition ends in tragedy.

Shy, 16-year-old coding whiz Nora Weinberg is a ball of nerves when she arrives at New England's venerable Winthrop Academy for the Summer Maker Program, which showcases the brightest young talents in coding and culminates in a cash prize. Nora feels constantly overlooked and is dying for someone to notice her. Luckily, she has InstaLove, an augmented reality social app. When InstaLove pings on the handsome Maddox Drake, Nora is instantly smitten—and she's thrilled when he asks her to help him tweak InstaLove's programming using an InSight Visor, a type of AR glasses. Unfortunately, Maddox has a long history with the beautiful and very rich Eleanor Winthrop, who makes it clear she doesn't want Maddox anywhere near Nora. But Maddox is falling for Nora, and Eleanor is hiding a secret hinted at through entries in her online journal. Cue the virtual and IRL shenanigans. Nora's constant self-deprecation grates, her romance with Maddox is underdeveloped, and side characters mostly exist to service the plot. The disappearance of a student leads to a muddled denouement that fails to shock. Minor diversity can be found in the supporting cast, but most main characters appear to be white, and Nora briefly mentions her Jewish heritage.

Heavy on angst, light on suspense. (Mystery. 13-18)

Kirkus Reviews