Quick Picks
Henry, A.
(2013). The girl who was supposed to die. New York: Henry Holt
and Co.
This novel begins with
a young girl waking up battered and bruised. Two of her fingernails
are missing; she has a loose tooth, and has no memory of who she is or
what happened. The next thing she remembers is being dragged out into the woods
by a man who is going to finish her off. However, somehow she manages to
escape. She knows that she needs to find help because she has no idea who she
is and why someone would want to kill her. In her first attempt to get help she
finds a security officer in Newberry Ranch. She soon discovers that she's being
followed and the officer ends up dead. Next she meet Ty, who works at
McDonald's and who decides to help her. With Ty's help she begins to piece
together information that eventually lead her to the truth. The reason she had
been targeted was because her parents created a vaccine that was going to be
used for evil purposes by the company. Her parents had managed to run away with
her little brother but she was kidnapped to try and gather information. In the
end, she is reunited with her family and all the "bad" people are
jailed awaiting trial. Ty and Cady remain friends at the end of the novel.
Response:
There is a lot going
on in this novel. First, we don't know our main character's name because she
suffers from amnesia. Second, we don't know if she is going to be the
type a heroine or possible a killer. Once I got passed the first few
chapters, I realized that she was not only brave, but also incredibly quick on
her feet. The author captures the point
of view of a kidnapping victim extremely well because not only do
we see the flight decision making, we see how determined she is to find out who
she is and her desire to live. Great novel for those interested in action and
intensity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J74wXCpFxtc
http://www.aprilhenry.com/
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