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Freefall
Freefall
Freefall
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Freefall

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Luke was not eager to accompany his best friend, Hayden, and the cocky new kid, Russell, up to the cliff that night. The plan was to watch Russell jump off the cliff into the lake--his initiation to the Briar Academy fencing team. But instead, after an angry confrontation with Hayden, Russell falls to his death.     

     Now Hayden is in jail and the pressure is on Luke to report what he saw. But what did he see? An accident--or a murder? Luke has always followed Hayden's lead, but this is one decision he'll be forced to make on his own. And to do it, he must face the truth about his friendship with Hayden and his own painful past.

     This suspenseful and scandalous tale of rivalry, peer pressure, and finding the courage to take responsibility will have an impact on readers long after the last page.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateJan 18, 2010
ISBN9780547487908
Freefall
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Ariela Anhalt

ARIELA ANHALT grew up in Guilford, Connecticut. She began writing her debut novel, Freefall, when she was fourteen years old. At the time of its publication, she was a student at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    I love books about young women who push against boundaries, both external and internal, and Aggie does both in Freefall. The first-person, present-tense narrative lends an intimacy and immediacy that makes Aggie's excitement, doubts, and adventures -- both physical and emotional -- engaging and dramatic. At the same time, the setting and story are so different from the lives of most readers, they'll be transported to a whole new world.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    What would your life be like if military service was compulsory, not voluntary? For 18-year-old Aggie, life is pretty stressful. Sure, she's got the normal teen girls things going on - crushes on boys, hanging out with her best friend - but she's also trying to decide which military service to join. Will she be happy pushing pencils at a desk for the next two years? How about auditioning for the entertainment corps with her best friend? No... Aggie's got something different in mind: an elite combat group. But does she have what it takes to get in? And if she does get in, is it what she really wants? The interesting concept and likeable characters will hook teens who will find a lot to think about and discuss in this book. This would make a great book discussion title or conversation starter and it's sure to spark an interest in Israel. Hand this one to kids who wonder about teens in other parts of the world.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Didn't grab me after the first 20 pages so I abandoned it. Don't usually do that, but life is too short to keep reading books that take too long to get going. If I'm wrong, and it turned out to be an incredible story, someone please let me know.

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