Four Secrets

  • Interest Level: Grade 7 - Grade 12
  • Reading Level: Grade 7

“To you the idea to kidnap Chase Dobson might seem like a mistake. But to us… we were just trying to stop him from being so…evil. We just…we had to stop him. No one helps kids like us. Not at my school. We aren’t the important kids. We knew it wouldn’t stop unless we stopped it ourselves.”

Katie, Nate, and Renata had no farther to fall down the social ladder. But when they hit bottom, they found each other. Together, they wanted to change things. To stop the torment. So they made a plan. One person seemed to have everyone’s secrets—and all the power. If they could stop him…

But secrets are complicated, powerful things. They are hard to keep. And even a noble plan to stop a bully can go horribly wrong.

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Interest Level Grade 7 - Grade 12
Reading Level Grade 7
Genre Young Adult
Copyright 2012
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Carolrhoda Lab ®
Language English
Number of Pages 288
Publication Date 2012-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 5.5
Text Type Fiction
BISACS YAF058020, YAF011000, YAF058120
Dewey [Fic]
Dimensions 5.25 x 7.5
Lexile 850
ATOS Reading Level 5.5
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 153054
Accelerated Reader® Points 9.0
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Awards, Reviewed, and Starred Reviews

Awards

  • Booklist Top 10 Crime Fiction for Youth, Winner, 2013
  • Black Eyed Susan Book Awards Nominee, Short-listed, 2012

Reviews

School Library Journal

“These middle school kids encounter drugs, alcohol, sexuality, and violence, but Willey sensitively and skillfully reveals not only the details of their drastic act, but also the secrets that the three friends and their victim harbor, secrets that shape who they are and what their futures may be.” —School Library Journal

VOYA

“This novel will make students think, and would be good for discussion.” —VOYA

The Horn Book Magazine

“‘There is a secret story and it is inside of another secret story and that one is inside of another secret story,’ writes Katie, and the four secrets, one about each of the teens, are satisfyingly juicy yet given depth by Willey’s understanding of the complexities of friendship.” —The Horn Book Magazine

Publishers Weekly

“[A] meticulously detailed and psychologically astute story with the feel of a procedural drama.” —Publishers Weekly

Booklist

“Low on visceral detail but rich in unique voices, Willey’s story masterfully teases out information until the final pages—and the ultimate revelations are well worth the torture.” —starred, Booklist