Maddie Fynn is a shy high school junior, cursed with an eerie intuitive ability: she sees a series of unique digits hovering above the foreheads of each person she encounters. Her earliest memories are marked by these numbers, but it takes her father's premature death for Maddie and her family to realize that these mysterious digits are actually deathdates, and just like birthdays, everyone has one. Forced by her alcoholic mother to use her ability to make extra money, Maddie identifies the quickly approaching deathdate of one client's young son, but because her ability only allows her to see the when and not the how , she's unable to offer any more insight. When the boy goes missing on that exact date, law enforcement turns to Maddie. Soon, Maddie is entangled in a homicide investigation, and more young people disappear and are later found murdered. A suspect for the investigation, a target for the murderer, and attracting the attentions of a mysterious young admirer who may be connected to it all, Maddie's whole existence is about to be turned upside down. Can she right things before it's too late?
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Hyperion Press
ISBN-10
1484700082
ISBN-13
9781484700082
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201608539
Product Key Features
Book Title
When
Author
Victoria Laurie
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, Family / Parents, Social Themes / Death & Dying, Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, Thrillers & Suspense, Social Themes / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Young Adult Fiction, Juvenile Fiction
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.8 in
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
17.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
Lc Classification Number
Pz7.L372792de 2015
Grade from
Seventh Grade
Grade to
Twelfth Grade
Reviews
Gr 9 Up Maddie has always seen the date people will die, but does not realize what she is seeing until one day, in first grade, her father is killed on a date she told him about two years prior. The tragedy sends Maddie's life spinning out of control: her mother can no longer function without alcohol, they leave the city to live in a small community, Maddie's ability makes it difficult to make friends, and her mother cannot hold down a job. They survive on her father's wrongful death settlement. Maddie, now 16, also makes ends meet by charging a small fee to tell people their death dates. A mother comes for a reading for her youngest son, but Maddie notices that the woman's older son will die in a week instead. The customer accuses Maddie of fraud. When the older boy goes missing a week later, the FBI show up at the protagonist's school because they suspect Maddie and her best friend, Stubby, of foul play. Soon, more children go missing and turn up dead. This fast-paced story is a little farfetched: the FBI arrest and badly beat Stubby, Maddie suffers unbelievable bullying from classmates and school administrators, all while her mother goes on drinking. At times, the teen seems younger than her years. The plot is filled with false turns, which will keep readers engaged until the surprising ending. Lisa Nabel, Dayton Metro Library, OH-- SLJ
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2014-008428
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