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Gr 9 Up—Stuck for the summer in small-town Minnesota with her uncle's family while her parents are in Egypt, 16-year-old Sadie gets a job and reluctantly helps out, but her main pleasure is riding her mountain bike with mysterious and elusive Allie, who is a tough competitor and pushes her to go farther, faster, and get stronger. The big race is the Fourth of July with many levels of competition. Allie's in the top bracket and convinces Sadie to give it a whirl. Then her aunt's nephew Joe moves in, supposedly to recover f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The opening flash-forward scene, in which Sadie, Allie, and Joe discover the priest’s body, immediately sets up several intriguing mysteries. Allie—confident, enigmatic, and fun—is a compelling character, as is th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More