« Sep Nov » Categories Categories adventure audiobook Berkley Prime Crime bullying California Chicago cold case contemporary corruption cozy dark fantasy dystopian ebook England family issues fantasy FBI agent Florida France friendship general fiction Harper historical historical fiction horror humor journalist kidnapping legal thriller London Los Angeles magic Maine middle grade middle grade/young adult Midnight Ink Minnesota Minotaur Books missing person missing persons mystery New York New York City noir nonfiction North Carolina novella paranormal Poisoned Pen Press police procedural post-apocalyptic private investigator private investigators psychological suspense psychological thriller romance San Francisco Scholastic Press science fiction Scotland secrets Self-published serial killer Seventh Street Books small town Soho Crime St. Oh-and when I later read a nature article that referenced a “camera trap”, I knew what that was because I’d read this book. I stayed up stupid-late one night just because I had to know how it ended. Her life, and Mei’s, depend on it.Įndangered by Lamar Giles is a YA Suspense novel, in that the main characters are in high-school but the plot pulled me in entirely. She’ll need to do her very best detective working to identify the culprit. She was absolutely not prepared for the murderous rage that soon follows. While disconcerting, Panda did not find it to be particularly worrisome. Sadly, Panda remains unaware of her shadow until her latest sordid shots are available for all eyes on Gray Scales. Which happens to be the very night she, the original school-spy, was spotted. Things change the night that Panda sees so much more than she ever expected.

But even Mei has no idea that Panda is the person purportedly balancing the scales. Her photo-blog, Gray Scales, is incredibly popular. Panda anonymously prowls to expose the not-so-great traits of seemingly superb human beings. What began as one, well-deserved, public humiliation has taken on a life of its own. Handy for hiding in the hallways between classes. Imperative for tailing someone and snapping a series of not-so-secret photos.

Panda (it makes me so happy when a name and title go together better than peanut-butter and chocolate) has mastered the art of blending-in-until-invisible. I know this because I borrowed Endangered by Lamar Giles from their classroom library. Once again, I’ve found a book that ‘my’ students will want to read.

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