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Summary: Eerie and Touching
Review: West Nile Virus, plagues of frogs and crows and horrid heat, and a secret cheating ring, all in a quiet little town called Bellehaven, where, 200 years ago, an innocent man named Jessup Wildemere was hanged without a trial.At the center of all this is Simon Gray, for whom the book is named. At the beginning of the book, Simon crashes his car into the Liberty Tree, where Jessup Wildemere was hung. Was it an accident caused by the frogs all over the road, or a suicide attempt? No one believes it was a suicide attempt, after all, Simon is a "good boy". Either way, Simon lies in a coma, and his family and the cheating ring to which he, as the hacker, is key, nervously watch as Simon clings to life. His family includes his sister and his father. His mother died a while back---since then, his sister has begun smoking marijuana to ease the pain, while Simon has kept it all inside, though he sometimes thinks he sees her ghost. The cheating ring is composed of 3 other people, including Devin, a girl Simon's secretly in love with, and the reason he even decided to help them get test answers off the school database. Unfortunately, Devin is the girlfriend of another one of the people in the cheating ring. The cheating ring is under suspicion, and police come to Simon's house and take away his computer for investigation. Meanwhile, Simon, in a coma, experiences an out-of-body experience, during which he talks with Jessup Wildermere. Simon finds out that Jessup is not unlike him, in love with someone who doesn't love him back. Simon finds out what truly happened to Jessup, and is shocked by what he finds. This book was very touching, a little spooky, and a great peek into the mind of a troubled social outcast and goody-goody. It also really made me think about how often we get the facts wrong, and what permanent effects that can have on people's lives.
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Summary: Shades of Simon Gray
Review: Young or old, Shades of Simon Gray is a book everyone can enjoy. Shades of Simon Gray is a captivating story that will keep you in suspense and guessing till the end. Secrets and lies finally catch up to four young students. As three friends struggle to keep their sectret "project" under wraps, a secret that could keep them out of any college, the mastermind of the project struggles for his life. Now in the hands of the police, what will become of the "project" and the four teenage students? Exciting and suspenseful, this book will keep you guessing till the end!
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Summary: A story everyone can enjoy!
Review: Young or old, Shades of Simon Gray is a book everyone can enjoy. Shades of Simon Gray is a captivating story that will keep you in suspense and guessing till the end. Secrets and lies finally catch up to four young students. As three friends struggle to keep their sectret of the "project" under wraps, a secret that could keep them out of any college, the mastermind of the project struggles for his life. Now in the hands of the police, what will become of the "project" and the four teenage students? Exciting and suspenseful, this book will keep you guessing till the end!
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