Secrets (Fingerprints, Book 4) [Paperback]

Melinda Metz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 7, 2001

Rae Voight has a problem. Thoughts are running through her mind that aren't hers. Is she going crazy? Or could something else-something even stranger -- be going on? As Rae unravels the mystery of where these thoughts are coming from, she also unlocks terrifying secrets of her past, including the truth about her dead mother. But knowing the truth may not be a good thing for Rae. If she's not careful, it might get her killed.

SecretsWhen Anthony befriends Rae's former friends, Rae feels betrayed. Now it's just her and Yana, and whoever's out there watching, waiting for the chance...

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: HarperTeen (August 7, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064472817
• ISBN-13: 978-0064472814
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #964,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Melinda Metz grew up in San Jose, California. People sometimes ask if she knows the way there. She kinda does, but she has an off-kilter sense of direction, so to be confident of arriving, it's better to consult some kind of navigational device.

Her mother tried to teach her to read in kindergarten, but Melinda had no interest. She also had no interest in learning to write her name. (FYI, when Melinda was in kindergarten it was all about finger-painting, play time, and naps.) Eventually, she mastered both and even majored in English at San Jose State University.

After college, Melinda moved to Manhattan to seek her fortune, which involved learning to identify fruits and vegetables while working at a grocery store,
making $2.73 working backstage for an off-off Broadway play (her part of the box-office profits), and editing books.

Melinda and the lovely and talented Laura J. Burns pretty much became unofficial writing partners when they were editors at the same company. They teamed up to brainstorm story ideas, and at some point their brains fused in some key places. Later they worked on the Roswell High book series, Laura developing and editing the series, Melinda writing.

That series led to Melinda and Laura, now an official writing team, writing two TV pilots, moving to L.A. to work on the Roswell TV show, and briefly living in Toronto while on the writing staff of 1-800-Missing. They both continue to write books, together and separately.

Melinda has never regretted learning to read and write her name.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rae's Life Takes a Dangerous Turn, August 8, 2001

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"lillaurford" (in my dream world) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secrets (Fingerprints, Book 4) (Paperback)

After Rae discovered her gift to read people's thoughts through their fingerprints, Rae realizes that she owes her life to Anthony... In "Trust Me", Rae tried to help Anthony by finding his father, and then she helped him get into Sanderson Prep... but by doing this, she bent their relationship too far...

In "Secrets", Anothony befriends Rae's old friends at his new school, and Rae is left with only one friend- Yana. While Rae and Anthony are barely speaking, she and Yana search for answers. They come upon the building where her mother went to her mysterious "group meetings"... Rae knows all the answers can be found there, but blinded by her excitement, Yana and Rae fall into a trap where their only chance of escape is Anthony... Will he come to her rescue?

Fingerprints is one of the best series out there... Rae and her quest to find out her mother's past is thrilling and exciting... The relationship that develops between Rae and Anthony was set perfectly... They didn't become BEST friends in one book, but like in real life, it developed over time, where eventually their trust and feelings for each other were able to grow stronger. This book, as well as all the past and future books to come, places you with situations you never dreamed... I suggest reading this suspenseful book and fall into Rae's world- who knows how long it will last...

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The thrilling fourth book in the Fingerprints series., August 6, 2001

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Rebecca Herman (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secrets (Fingerprints, Book 4) (Paperback)

Rae has two people she has been able to rely on, Anthony, who knows her secret, and Yana, who doesn't. When Rae helped Anthony get a football scholarship at Sanderson Prep, she never expected she'd lose him, to the very people who abandoned her when she needed them most - her former friends. So now, Rae and Yana are on their own, trying to find out who's after Rae. They figure the best way to do that is to investigate the New Age group Rae's mother was in before Rae was born. There are people out there that know the full truth about all the strange things that went on in the group, but they are afraid. When a man who worked at the center where the group was held offers to meet with Rae and tell her everything, she jumps at the chance, not knowing that she and Yana may be getting themselves into more trouble than they can handle. I can't wait to read the next book in the series, and the wait until it is released is way too long! All readers who enjoyed the first three books in the Fingerprints series must read this one.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The fourth book in the thrilling Fingerprints series!, August 20, 2001

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hiphopgirl_1000 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secrets (Fingerprints, Book 4) (Paperback)

In "Secrets" Anthony starts to go to school at Sanderson Prep. He hopes that this will get him and Rae even closer. However things are way different then he expected. He is befriend by Rae's old friends, the very ones who abandoned her. It seems that Jackie Rae's old friend seems to be hitting it on with him making him very uncomfortable. What he doesn't realize is how Rae is feeling as their misunderstanding grows deeper.

Rae feels Anthony has abandoned her. It seems he never has time for her problems anymore since he keeps blabbering about how there is something seriously wrong with Jackie. Whats more it seems like he has befriended her old friends. Now she only has one person who cares about her---Yana. As she and Yana dig into Raes mom's past they get themselves closer to danger as they look into the New Agey Group Rae's mom particpated in.

Just when Rae has gotten pretty close to the truth Jackie is sent to the hospital on overdosige of aspirin. Rae realizes how wrong she was and decides to repear her friendship with Anthony.

However just when things are getting much better between the two of them Rae disappears with Yana. Can Anthony figure out he clue she gave him and find her in time?

Rae/Anthony fans will be very happy in the end when they...Sorry! You will have to read it to find out!