Rebel

Amanda is a young girl (14) who is sort of rebellious but not really “bad.” She's quite tall for a girl, though, and that has caused her problems at school where she's been made fun of a lot.

Her parents are going to Europe for a vacation and Rebel is due to join them after she has helped two older female relatives work on fixing up an old house to turn enable them to rent out rooms. While there she meets a boy named Moses who's even taller than she is.

Moses likes to use his video camera and while filming he catches a thief fleeing from a store. Things become complicated when it appears that someone tried to break into the house, or maybe even did and got away. Soon Rebel and Moses begin to find clues to what really happened, and before long they are involved in something that could easily end up in felony charges for the crook or crooks.

Rebel being a rebel, though, wants to try and handle things with just herself and Moses, whereas Moses thinks it's time to call his Uncle, who's a policeman. One thing leads to another and, in the end, calling the police becomes a critical necessity as they and the house become under siege to a gang of desperate criminals.

It's a pretty good story. Not an earth-shakingly important kind of story, but still a decent read.


Main Index

Young adult Index