Zipped

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Summary: Zipped
Review: Fifteen-year-old Mick Nichols opens the wrong file on his computer and discovers that his beloved stepmother is having an affair! He can barely stand to look at her and keeps the copied file on a disk, zipped to the inside of his jacket.

Mick has been close to his stepmother Nora ever since she married his father. They would talk or work on household projects together and were good friends. Soon he is able to see that she is lying about where she is going at night when his father works late. She is also encouraging Mick to take a job as a groundskeeper that will keep him very busy --- and away from home.

Who could her boyfriend be? As Mick begins to piece together clues about who the mystery man is, he fears that he will never have a good relationship with his stepmother again. Who can he turn to for help? Certainly not his father, and he's not ready to confront Nora yet. Mick remembers how devastated his father was when his mother left the family when Mick was little.

In the meantime, he learns that a gorgeous college girl and another girl he has a major crush on are nothing like he imagined. Myra Vidal, the college girl, looks to Mick as a confidant for her many issues. Lisa, his crush, comes from a Mormon family and also works at the same place where Mick works. Parts of the novel follow her story, and readers will see her path begin to merge with Mick's.

Characters in this book are exciting in that they have many layers, making the plot both suspenseful and realistic. A great read!

--- Reviewed by Amy Alessio

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Summary: Zipped is zip-e-do-dah! :)
Review: I first picked up zipped because I thought the little devil thing on the cover was cute. I had no idea it would actually be one of my favorite books!
Mick Nichols opens a wrong e-mail, and he finds out that his wonderful stepmom is having an affair with another man! Mick worries constantly over it and is very unsure of what to do. To find out what happens, you have to read it!
I would reccomend this book to kids ages 12-15. If you're interested in fiction about normal kid's lives who suddenly take a wrong turn, you'll LOVE this book!
It has everything that makes it wonderful- likeable characters, a killer plot, and two great authors!
I'd give it 5 thumbs up if I had 5 thumbs... :)

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Summary: Great book
Review: I loved reading this book. For many reasons. First off, I liked Mick, the main character. I really just liked him for who he was. I also liked Lisa. It's not often that I really like a character, outside of the plot. Besides that, the story pulled you in and you really cared what was going to happen. It was realistic but it wasn't depressing, like most "realistic" books these days.
Another plus is the more I think about it, the better I like and appreciate it, where as a lot of times the more I think about a book, the stupider it seems. It truly is an excellent book and I look forward to reading more by the McNeals.

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Summary: Loved It!!
Review: I read a lot of books that i never finish because i lose interest after the first 100 pages but this one i couldnt put down! Zipped started out a bit slow but by the time i got about 15 pages into it i was hooked! If everybook were like Zipped I'd read a whole lot more!

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Summary: Great book for all teens
Review: I thought that this was a very good book for all teens that like to read. Its a real life book and it keeps you on your seat at all times. My sister read it first and told me that it was a good book and I would like it. Well my sister was right. Its a really good book and its fun to read and the whole time your reading it you will understand what the characters go through. I am now making my boyfriend read the book as well.

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Summary: Should he tell his father, or keep his stepmother's secret?
Review: Mick has adjusted well to his stepmother and is content with his home life - until he opens the wrong email and discovers his stepmother's secret affair. Should he tell his father, or keep his stepmother's secret - and who is her lover? Mick finds his life increasingly confusing as he struggles to understand both his elders and himself.

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Summary: Keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Review: This book was on of the best books i've have ever read. I am 13 and i don't read that much, but when i started this book i just couldn't put it down. I usually don't read books of this type but my friend said I'd like it so i tried it and loved it. I recommended it to all my friends and almost all of them loved it. If you aren't into reading you will still love this book. At least pick it up and try it out. You should love it.

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Summary: A book you will enjoy
Review: When i first started reading this book, i admit, i wasn't really interested. I felt it took a little too long to get the plot going, so i put it down. Then about 2 weeks later i went on vacation and decided to take it with me. I'm so glad now that i made the descion to pick it up and read it again. I love this book because even though the begining is slow, when i was done with the book, i appreciated that the authors had taken the time to give me some backround on the characters so that i would understand their problems and fall inlove with their personalities. This book definitly gives you many twists and turns and the plot is defintitly the best i have read in a long time. The book has suspence, romance, thrill and the feeling that this is reality and it might actually happen in the real world. I highlt reccommend this book to anyone who is looking for a great read!!!! :)

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Summary: Flipped for Zipped
Review: Wow. This book was one of my all-time favorites. After reading Laura and Tom McNeal's first book, Crooked, I thought that it would be nearly impossible for them to top it. But I was very wrong. Many different peoples' lives are focused on, creating an opportunity for many surprises towards the end. Almost immediately after the book starts, Mick (the main character) is faced with a problem which draws us, the readers, in and makes us sympathize with him. It is amazing how all of the characters' problems are tied in just by the common thread of where they all work. Another masterpiece by the McNeals...

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Summary: Zipped
Review: Zipped, in my opinion, was a great book. I couldn't predict exactly what was going to happen and I like books like that. You sort of start to feel for the characters.