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Someone Was Watching
Someone Was Watching
Someone Was Watching
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Someone Was Watching

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1995-1996 South Dakota Prairie Pasque Award
1997-1998 Utah Children's Book Award
1995-1996 Texas Lone Star Reading List
1997-1998 Young Hoosier Book Award Master List (Indiana)
1995-1996 Nebraska Golden Sower Young Adult Award Runner-Up
1996 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Master List (Florida)
Runner-up for Rebecca Caudill Award (Illinois)
Best of the Texas Lone Star Reading Lists

When his baby sister disappears from the river near their summer home, eighth grader Chris fights the assumption that she has drowned and sets off on a journey to discover the truth.

It's been three miserable months since 13-year-old Chris Barton lost his little sister, Molly. "Missing, presumed drowned" was what the paper said, and surely that is what everyone believes. After all, the Bartons had been picnicking by the river when Molly disappeared.

One night, Chris views a video he made the day Molly was lost. There doesn't seem to be anything unusual here: a rest stop, lunch by the river, a hungry squirrel, a familiar ice cream van. But the video harbors an awful secret. In the middle of the night, Christ Barton wakes from fitful sleep—and begins a journey filled with fear, doubt, and impossible hopes.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 1, 1993
ISBN9780807575406
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: 4 out of 5 stars
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    This 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.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Someone 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.

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