Graduation (Final Friends, No. 3) [Paperback]

Christopher Pike (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 31, 1991

The last day of school has arrived at Tabb High. Michael Olson is convinced that Alice's death, nine months before, was murder rather than suicide and is just concluding his investigations. Will he survive this day?.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up-- Pedestrian prose, improbable situations, and unlikable characters abound in this final volume to the "Final Friends" series. A rather long introduction rehashes the events in the first two volumes in which Alice committed suicide and Maria was crippled when someone sabotoged a homecoming float. In The Graduation , Michael is determined to prove that Alice's death was not a suicide. An all-night cruise, devoid of adult supervision, enables Michael to confront all of the students who were at the party when Alice died. Polly, Alice's sister, had actually staged the suicide to hide Alice's accidental death. Polly is crazy and feels responsible for both her sister's death and the earlier deaths of their parents in a car accident. Her dealings with an imaginary nemesis may cause some comprehension problems for poorer readers. Despite a serious head wound and concussion, Michael manages to have sex with Jessica; Maria regains the ability to walk; and several couples run off to be married. --Susan H. Williamson, Homer Center High School, Pa.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 238 pages
• Publisher: Simon Pulse (May 31, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671736809
• ISBN-13: 978-0671736804
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,468,953 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Christopher Pike is the author of over forty teen thrillers, including series REMEMBER ME, FINAL FRIENDS and CHAIN LETTER.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED IT!!!, June 19, 2004

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Cate (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Final Friends 3 the Graduation (Final Friends) (Paperback)

This book is the best out of the Final Friends series because all your questions are answered. I LOVE how Pike made the relationship between some people final. This book has everything that anyone would want: romance, mystery, and suspense. This book is DEFINITELY NOT childish. One of my fav. books of Pikes.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, May 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Final Friends 3 the Graduation (Final Friends) (Paperback)

I would definitley rate this book as one of the best I have ever read. I have read it so many times over and it never gets boring. I didn't read the first one but I read the second one which made me want to read this one and, as an avid Pike fan, I can truly state that I think this is one of his best books.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book ever, August 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Graduation (Final Friends, No. 3) (Paperback)

I love the final friends trilogy this book was the best I thought about skipping straight to this book instead of reading the first 2 but if I'd have done that the tension wouldn't have been so great. I made the mistake of reading this book on a school night before I went to sleep. I didn't put it down until 5am and even then I didn't finish it. Unlike other books I've read I have to read each and every word incase I miss an important bit. I found that when I read this book the words turned to a movie in my head. There is a down side to reading Pike's books: I end up with Pike-Fever. When I get like 3 or 4 pike books I do nothing and go nowhere until I've read them all.