The Body of Christopher Creed. Carol Plim-Ucci. San Diego: Harcourt, 2000. 248pp.
Sixteen-year-old Tory Adams was a junior in high school, got good grades, was popular, and had a pretty girlfriend. He is the main character in this novel, Torey thought his life was pretty good, until one day he and his friends found a letter saying that a fellow student, Christopher Creed had run away and might kill himself. In the note Torey and some of his friends are mentioned. Torey then realizes his life is no longer perfect. Torey then tries to find out what happened to Christopher. As he tries to solve the mystery, people start to get suspicious that he had something to do with the disappearance of Christopher Creed. I would recommend this book to high school students and adults.
The novel The Body of Christopher Creed, was very interesting and made me keep turning the pages until I found out the ending. The book was different from most because it was very exciting and many details. To improve the book I would explain the ending a little clearer. This mystery compared to others is very intriguing considering it didn’t give many clues about what was going to happen. I think that the book explained how society is today. Many kids either commit suicide or run away because they have been made fun of or feel like they don’t fit in. I enjoyed this book and I hope you do also. Rank: 8 out of 10
Reviewed by Ashley B.