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English
Random House
01 July 2015
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Sierra is the sort of girl who lights up the room with her vivacity and beauty, but she is also at times unthinking and insensitive to others' feelings. Particularly, it seems, to her best friend Taylor's. When 15yo Sierra meets Jacob on a dating site, she convinces her friends to cover for her so she can spend the weekend with him. The problem is, Taylor met him first, and she is very upset that Sierra has once again taken something from her; so when Sierra doesn't turn up as planned after her rendezvous, Taylor and her friends hide Sierra's absence a bit longer. When she remains missing, life for everyone changes… Written by a former police officer/paramedic, it does contain a salient message, but is also an interesting read. 14+ Lindy

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Best friends Taylor and Sierra meet a hot guy in a chat room online. Both fall for Jacob's charms, but as usual, the more outgoing and vivacious Sierra overshadows Taylor and wins his attention. Taylor's devastated - Sierra already kissed Callum, Taylor's secret crush, over the summer holidays. Life's not fair, especially when Sierra's around. Moving quickly, Sierra sets up a date with Jacob on Friday after school. She asks Taylor and their friends to cover for her. Even though she's upset, Taylor is still Sierra's best friend and agrees to help. But Sierra abuses the favour and calls to say she's going to spend the night with her date. She doesn't come home all weekend, doesn't answer her phone and nobody's heard from her... Taylor is torn. She doesn't want to betray Sierra by telling her parents but at the same time she's concerned for her welfare. Finally, Callum convinces her to tell. The police are called and their worst fears are confirmed when Sierra's body is found miles from Melbourne a week later ...Devastated, Taylor becomes obsessed with finding Sierra's killer. As clues emerge, Taylor races against time to try and save the predator's next victim.
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Imprint:   Random House
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   201g
ISBN:   9780857986474
ISBN 10:   0857986473
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 11 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Fleur Ferris spent the first seventeen years of her life growing up on a farm in Patchewollock, North West Victoria. She then moved twenty times in twenty years. During this time, Fleur sometimes saw the darker side to life while working for a number of years as a police officer and a paramedic. She now lives a more settled lifestyle on a rice farm in Southern New South Wales, with her husband and three young children. Fleur's colourful and diverse background has given her unique insight into today's society and an endless pool of experiences to draw from. When she isn't weaving this through young adult fiction, reading or spending time with her family, you will find her with friends, talking about art, books and travel. Risk is Fleur's first novel for young adults.

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