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Someone was Watching
Written by David Patneaude
Narrated by Jeff Woodman
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
It's been three long months since Chris' little sister, Molly, disappeared from the riverbank. His parents are learning to accept the official verdict-death by drowning-and hope that 13-year-old Chris will soon do the same. Their family therapist believes that revisiting the tragic scene and reviewing the video of that fateful day will help. But something about that video is haunting Chris. Watching it for the first time since the fateful day he shot it-the picnic by the river, the hungry squirrel, and the the ice cream truck pulling into the parking lot through the trees-he comes to an awful realization. Against all odds, he and his best friend embark upon a desperate journey to prove an impossible hunch. Jeff Woodman's skilled reading enhances the realism of characters whose reactions and situations are so immediate that they demand empathy. Listeners will be faced with the dilemma of wanting to know how the story ends, but, at the same time, not wanting it to end.
Author
David Patneaude
David Patneaude was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, but has spent most of his life in and around Seattle, Washington, where parts of Thin Wood Walls take place. Stories a friend’s family told him about their internment during World War II inspired him to research and write this story.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was the only book I remember reading in school.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Someone was Watching is the story of Chris and his family who have suffered the tragedy of losing one of their own. Chris's family was at the river enjoying a relaxing afternoon when Molly, Chris's sister goes missing. After a lengthy search, Molly is presumed to have drowned in the river. Chris and his parents suffer through three months of loss, anger, and pain before their therapist suggests that they spend some time reliving the day when Molly died in order to find some closure on what has happened. Chris and his parents view the videotape that Chris made of their afternoon together. Something starts to bother Chris about what he sees on the tape, which leads him to question everything he thought he knew about Molly's death. After Chris's friend Pat sees the tape, he helps Chris start to piece together what might really have happened that day. When Chris's parents fail to believe him, Chris realizes he and Pat are going to have to do some investigating on their own.
This story is full of suspense and mystery. I was so tempted to turn to the back of the book to see if Molly was really alive or not, but I was glad that I resisted. Overall, a good quick read that will make you want to keep coming back for more. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book surprised me- I didn't expect to enjoy it enough to keep it! When reading it though, one must keep in mind that it was written in 1993 (ie: before everyone had cell phones and before 9/11), otherwise one is always wondering how the boys got away with their adventures without adult interference. The boys' friendship is remarkable. I'd like a friend like Pat!Three months prior to the start of the story, Chris' younger sister, Molly, goes missing while the family is on vacation and is presumed drowned in a nearby lake. After finally viewing a videotape made that day, Chris believes she may have been kidnapped instead and enlists the help of his friend Pat to get her back.