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Dead-End Job (Orca Soundings)

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Is he a liar? Or is he telling the truth? That's the big question in this story. Francis has everything worked out in her life. He was working a part-time job to pay for an art school she wanted to attend. She was able to draw whenever she wanted. She had a great boyfriend, and a great best friend . She was all settled , until he came into the picture. He loved her, but she didn't know why. She didn't even know who he was. All she wanted was her life back , but he just kept taking it away from her.
Catchy, isn't it? This is a really good book. It is definitely one of my personal favorites. I don't read much so saying that is a big deal. I actually read it the first two nights I had it! It's a great story line. It keeps you excited and in suspense through the whole thing, right to the very last line. This book is so interesting. It has awesome wording and is up to date with everything in the teen world since all the main characters are teenagers. Readers can understand everything they say in it.
Also another huge thing I liked about this book is that it faced it's characters with real problems that happen in the world today. It has a combination of depression and love, with stalking and drama. It might sound like a lot to handle, but it is really an awesome book@ so give it a chance and read it.

As is typical of the Orca Soundings series, the book is written at a level accessible to most middle school students and is an excellent resource for ELL and struggling readers. Frances works the graveyard shift at a convenience store. One night a customer comes to the store and really turns on his charm. He says that he is the son of a famous wildlife artist in town, the product of the first of many marriages. Frances laughs off his advances and later tells her jealous boyfriend about the stranger. The reader realizes long before Frances does that she is being stalked. A good reminder that everyone is not who they say they are. Teens hear adults say this often when conversing about online predators but the same can be said for in-person communications.