Synopses & Reviews
Their plan: A fake abduction
The results: Unpredictable
Finn and Chloes advisor says that colleges have enough kids with good grades and perfect attendance, so Chloe decides theyll have to attract attention another way. She and Finn will stage Chloe's disappearance, and then, when CNN is on their doorstep and the nation is riveted, Finn will find and save her. It seems like the perfect plan--until things start to go wrong. Very wrong.
It was supposed to be a victimless crime. Finn was supposed to be the good accomplice,and Chloe was supposed to be the hidden object of attention. But when things intensify, their plan isn't so innocent anymore.
Review
"A dark page-turner with a satisfying resolution." - Kirkus
"Corrigan has crafted a complex, heart-wrenchingly plausible YA thriller. Peopled with multifaceted teen and adult characters, the story flows from secrets to lies, from a few harsh words to terrible accusations, and from supreme innocence to soul-sucking guilt. A fascinating character study of individuals and an entire town, this tension-filled story will entice readers." - Booklist
About the Author
Eireann Corrigan, who grew up in Piscataway, NJ, started writing poems at the age of seven. My brother went to high school in Germany and I used to write little poems for him.” Corrigan explains. In fifth grade, I copied my poems into a diary.” She went to Sarah Lawrence College and completed her Master of Fine Arts degree at New York University. She also studied with some of the finest U.S. poets, including Marie Howe and Sharon Olds. Corrigan published her thesis as the memoir, You Remind Me of You, which was published by Scholastics PUSH imprint.
She then published Splintering, a powerful novel about a family that is shattered by a random act of violence and must deal with what is discovered underneath. In this book, Corrigan wanted to see what happens after such a traumatic experience, how "the knots of people someone decided to unravel knit themselves together again.” Splintering was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
Currently, Corrigan is teaching at Rutgers Prep in New Jersey. She intended a full-time career in writing but received a call from the school's headmaster asking her to consider a position as an English teacher. In 2004 a winner of the NJ Star Ledger newspapers Scholarship Program designated Corrigan as her most influential teacher.