Genre: Realistic Fiction
# of Pages: 338
RAC: Yes
Kaylee is desperately trying to find a kidney donor for her brother who is very sick. Her and her mother have been tested and are not matches so she really wants to find her father who ran off shortly after DJ’s diagnosis. Her best friend, Nate, then introduces her to a new social media site called Need. Need members can only join by invitation and once you are in you can choose something to ask for that you think you “need.” In exchange the program will ask you to do something in order to earn whatever you asked for. Kaylee distrusts this site, but is desperate and asks for a kidney for her brother. Meanwhile, her classmates are receiving new cell phones, computers, etc. and all for doing tasks they consider innocent. When a boy is asked to deliver a box of cookies to a classmates’ door he does not think anything of it until the next day when that classmate is in the hospital due to a severe peanut allergy. Did he cause her death? What about the other mysterious happenings all over the neighborhood? Are these high school students to blame or are they innocent bystanders?
Morality and responsibility for ones own actions are strong themes in this book. We live in a very media based materialistic society and many teens feel they deserve or “need” all the cool things their friends seem to have. This book asks the question of what would you do if you could get your every wish fulfilled? The eventual outcome of who is behind Need is very believable and satisfying, if not a bit scary in its realistic nature. Fans of The Testing will enjoy this new book from the same author.
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