3.5
Random
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Who’s the real victim here? This tense and gripping novel explores of the consequences of cyberbullying.
Late at night Tori receives a random phone call. It’s a wrong number. But the caller seems to want to talk, so she stays on the line.
He asks for a single thing—one reason not to kill himself.
The request plunges her into confusion. Because if this random caller actually does what he plans, he’ll be the second person connected to Tori to take his own life. And the first just might land her in jail. After her Facebook page became Exhibit A in a tragic national news story about cyberbullying, Tori can’t help but suspect the caller is a fraud. But what if he’s not? Her words alone may hold the power of life or death.
With the clock ticking, Tori has little time to save a stranger—and maybe redeem herself—leading to a startling conclusion that changes everything…
Late at night Tori receives a random phone call. It’s a wrong number. But the caller seems to want to talk, so she stays on the line.
He asks for a single thing—one reason not to kill himself.
The request plunges her into confusion. Because if this random caller actually does what he plans, he’ll be the second person connected to Tori to take his own life. And the first just might land her in jail. After her Facebook page became Exhibit A in a tragic national news story about cyberbullying, Tori can’t help but suspect the caller is a fraud. But what if he’s not? Her words alone may hold the power of life or death.
With the clock ticking, Tori has little time to save a stranger—and maybe redeem herself—leading to a startling conclusion that changes everything…
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3.5
“Summary: Tori is going to court for bullying online a boy named Kevin who committed suicide. The night before trial she receives a “random” phone call from a guy who allegedly is going to kill himself unless she can make a difference.
Thoughts: I understand the message being around cyberbullying It’s just such a heavy topic to talk about I personally don’t like how it was done. I also hated Tori for being so self centered which again I get is the point because unbelievably there are people like that. I also didnt like how it ended.”
“Honestly at first this book wasn’t that good but this is one of the very few books that I have read that had my jaw on the floor 😮”Change and growDiverse representationMemorableMinor characters stand outMorally ambiguousMultilayeredOriginalStrong relationshipsStrong villainUnlikableAddictiveSatisfying conclusionSlow start, strong finishSuspensefulTwistyUnpredictableWell-structuredBland/genericRealisticEasy to readOriginalStraightforwardDeathGriefSelf-harmSubstance abuse
About Tom Leveen
Tom Leveen is the author of Random, Sick, manicpixiedreamgirl, Party, Zero (a YALSA Best Book of 2013), Shackled, and Hellworld. A frequent speaker at schools and conferences, Tom was previously the artistic director and cofounder of an all-ages, nonprofit visual and performing venue in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is an Arizona native, where he lives with his wife and young son.
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