Fatality

Author - Caroline B. Cooney ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Paperback Book item from Scholastic Paperbacks was reviewed on 4-Nov-2008.

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1) Paperback Book Fatality by Scholastic Paperbacks. Four years ago, when she was twelve, Rose went away for a weekend with Anjelica, an extremely rich and popular girl. Anjelica´s father drove them to the family´s lakeside compound, stopping on the way to have a shouting match with his business partner while the girls waited in the car. After the weekend was over, the business partner, Frannie, was found dead with her head crushed by a rock. There was no doubt it was murder, and Anjelica´s father was the prime suspect. Rose and Anjelica were both interviewed by the police and both insisted they didn´t know anything and hadn´t seen anything, but the police assumed they were covering for Anjelica´s father. The case was dropped with not enough evidence to prosecute.

Now, though, the case has been reopened. Police visit Rose´s house and Rose´s mother offers them the diary Rose used to write in when she was twelve, thinking there might be some sort of clue in there that would help. Rose is desperate for the police not to read what she had written, though, so she steals the police car and drives it to dispose of the pages in the diary. Now police are absolutely certain that Rose was a witness to something, and they are putting the pressure not only on her, but on all of her friends as well. What did Rose witness? Why won´t she confide in anyone?

I liked the suspense of trying to figure out why Rose was so upset at the thought of people reading her diary. This book showed realistically how adolescent girls interact; the flashbacks to [...] and how badly the girls treated each other seemed completely accurate. I really liked the way the ending all came together, although it seems Rose could have saved herself a lot of trouble by confiding in someone.¤

2) Paperback Book Fatality by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book had a very, very slow beginning.I mean, Rose stole a police car to get her diary away from the police. But... you don´t have any idea what she wrote in the diary until the last few chapters. Then, what she wrote in her diary was really dumb. OK i can see why she took the diary but WHY did she have to steal the car!!! OTHER THAN THIS THE BOOK WAS REALLY REALLY GOOD ND I COULDN´T PUT IT DOWN:)¤

3) Paperback Book Fatality by Scholastic Paperbacks. An accident had happened several years ago, but now the case has reopened and now she is forced to give up her diary for evidence.¤

4) Paperback Book Fatality by Scholastic Paperbacks. In the novel, Fatality, by Caroline B. Cooney, Rose is caught in an intriguing police investigation. When the book begins, we meet Rose, a young girl who is contemplating stealing her diary back from the police officers who took it. What precious words are written in the diary, we don´t know, but they must be important. Rose is being interrogated in a murder investigation and refuses to speak, only sharing that she "didn´t see anything." Yet, with the retrieval and destruction of her diary, the police and her parents can hardly accept that answer. They assume that she must know something and that it was written in her journal, but no one can get it out of her. Through this tangled web we meet Rose´s parents, her brother Tabor, and her school friends/acquaintances, Chrissie, Alex, and Anjelica, whose father is also involved in the investigation. As the reader learns more, the case begins to unfold and things become clear, but, we are still left in the dark about the diary entry. Does Rose know something and had she written it down? Who is she protecting? When Rose almost gets run down by a dark truck, her family urges her to give up whomever it is she is protecting. Unfortunately, it might be too late...

I don´t typically enjoy thrillers, but I was hoping to read a good one to get into them. Unfortunately, I´m still fishing for the perfect thriller to grab and hold my attention. Fatality is not your typical thriller. It takes place after the crimes have occurred and therefore, is not very suspenseful. The ending is unexpected, yet not climactic enough to be satisfying. I liked that Cooney put in a few different conflicts to spice up the story, but overall, it just didn´t do it for me. On a positive note, the plot was intricately woven involving many characters in a few different story lines. Also, it was nice that the plot didn´t just involve murders, chases, and escapes like some others in the genre. Ultimately, I liked the book and would recommend it to my students. But if you´re expecting a suspenseful and compelling story with many twists and turns, this isn´t the book to choose.
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5) Paperback Book Fatality by Scholastic Paperbacks. I liked the book a good bit because I didnt know when she was going to screw up.I didnt like the book becausei kept getting confused but that is just my opinion.The book has a slow beginning but it catches on.The bookis also not the longest nor the shortest book.If you like thrillers you might want to read it.¤

6) Paperback Book Fatality by Scholastic Paperbacks. When Rose was invited to spend the weekend at Angelica´s beautiful summer home, she had plans to just enjoy the luxury ­ the pool, the horses, the expensive cars. It was a chance to live like a princess, if only for a weekend. It didn´t turn out that way, though: somebody ended up dead. That was four years ago, but now the police have reopened the case. They have Rose´s diary ­ and she has to get it back.¤

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