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PublisherCengage GALE

ISBN-101410499103

ISBN-139781410499103

eBay Product ID (ePID)238924868

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Book TitleLockdown

Number of Pages592 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPsychological, Thrillers / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / Traditional

Publication Year2017

FeaturesLarge Type

GenreFiction

AuthorLaurie King

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.1 in

Item Length8.6 in

Item Width5.8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Edition DescriptionLarge Type / large print edition

SynopsisA New York Times Bestselling AuthorPrincipal Linda McDonald is determined to overturn Guadalupe Middle School's reputation for truancy, gang violence, and neglect. Her Career Day brings together children, teachers, and community to look to the future. Some reject her bright vision. But no one anticipates the turn of events that will transform a day of possibilities into an explosive confrontation., A community comes together when threatened by someone with a thirst for revenge in this stunningly intricate, tautly plotted novel of rich psychological suspense from the New York Times bestselling author of the Mary Russell mysteries. Career Day at Guadalupe Middle School: A day given to innocent hopes and youthful dreams. A day no one in attendance will ever forget. A year ago, Principal Linda McDonald arrived at Guadalupe determined to overturn the school's reputation for truancy, gang violence, and neglect. One of her initiatives is Career Day--bringing together children, teachers, and community presenters in a celebration of the future. But there are some in attendance who reject McDonald's bright vision. A principal with a secret. A husband with a murky past. A cop with too many questions. A kid under pressure to prove himself. A girl struggling to escape a mother's history. A young basketball player with an affection for guns. Even the school janitor has a story he dare not reveal. But no one at the gathering anticipates the shocking turn of events that will transform a day of possibilities into an explosive confrontation. Tense, poignant, and brilliantly paced, Laurie R. King's novel charts compelling characters on a collision course--a chain of interactions that locks together hidden lives, troubling secrets, and the bravest impulses of the human heart. The award-winning novels of Laurie R. King are . . . -Sharp, inventive and rewarding.- -- The Seattle Times -Audacious.- --Los Angeles Times -Rousing . . . riveting . . . suspenseful.- --Chicago Sun-Times -Impossible to put down.- -- Romantic Times -Beguiling . . . tantalizing.- -- The Boston Globe -Stunning.- --The Christian Science Monitor -Delightful.- -- Booklist