Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Laurel Leaf
Pages
179
Description
Seventeen-year-old April finds her comfortable life changed forever when death threats to her father, a witness in a federal case, force her family to go into hiding under assumed names and flee the pursuit of a hired killer.
Description
April Corrigan's life is turned upside-down when she when she learns that her father has been working secretly undercover for the FBI. When his testimony convicts a notorious drug dealer, the whole family must relocate and enter the Federal Witness Security Program. April's entire way of life changes--not just her name. And when she attempts to communicate with her boyfriend, an agent is killed. With thrills, chills, and a high-speed cross-country chase, master suspense writer Lois Duncan will leave readers breathless!
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1989
Physical description
179 p.; 6.8 inches
ISBN
0440207290 / 9780440207290
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Lexile
950L
User reviews
LibraryThing member EmScape
The 17 year old protagonist of this novel has been moved with her family by the witness protection program because her dad is basically a moron. She's not terribly bright herself, as she makes several obvious mistakes that lead the people searching for them right to their location. A juvenile or
I have read other books by this author before and enjoyed them. I was excited to read this book. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. Duncan's work is better when it has a tinge of the supernatural.
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young adult reader may be more entertained by the story, but I was mostly just calling her an idiot in my head the whole time. I have read other books by this author before and enjoyed them. I was excited to read this book. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. Duncan's work is better when it has a tinge of the supernatural.
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LibraryThing member librarianlou
April and her family are forced into the Witness Protection Program but a killer is after them.
LibraryThing member heike6
It was about a teenage girl whose family had to go into the witness protection program. At first she takes things lightly, thinking nothing would happen to her, but over the course of the book she learns that her experience was a real-life one and not a Cinemax movie where everything ends well. I
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think the book is good for teenagers to learn to listen to the instructions of their elders, even if they think the instructions are stupid at the time, because they could end up saving their lives. Show Less
LibraryThing member DF5B_WilliamH
Don't look Behind You is a suspenseful thriller by Lois Duncan. It's about a girl by the name of April Corrigan who used to live the perfect life in high school. Until her father who was testifing against a company gets shot at and his family is treatended. April's life is turned upside down when
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she has to move all the way to Florida with a new name of Valarie Weber. But she isn't really safe because the person that's been tracking her finds where she lives. Show Less
LibraryThing member mbuch
This is a suspensful thriller about 17-year-old teenager named April Corrigan. April's comfortable life is turned upside down when her family has to enter witness protection and move to Florida from their home in Norwood, VA in order to protect the family. April is unhappy that she has had to leave
This is a great suspensful thriller for teens who enjoy reading fiction with characters they can easily relate to and sympathize with. Teens can learn a lot from April's irresponsible behavior and lack of awareness.
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behind everything she cares about in Norwood, VA. She stubbornly insists on communicating with her boyfriend back home and behaving in ways endagers her safety. This is a great suspensful thriller for teens who enjoy reading fiction with characters they can easily relate to and sympathize with. Teens can learn a lot from April's irresponsible behavior and lack of awareness.
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LibraryThing member fersierras
This is a book that gets you hook in many ways, I think that the feeling and reactions of each character towards their situations are real and true. The reactions are believable and each character has different reasons for the reader to get hooked by them.
Its a story of suspense, however, I loved
The situation they live causes the reader to guess about every decision they are about to take and finally they perform.
The first chapters and last ones, made me feel the desperation and relief they have may felt. I liked the end a lot, the metaphor she uses about the prism is really significant. And the boy she meets at the end, gives you a feeling of happiness after all they suffered.
Its a story of suspense, however, I loved
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the way the author gave little parts of romance and love in the story of April and Steve and the whole situation of teenage love. The situation they live causes the reader to guess about every decision they are about to take and finally they perform.
The first chapters and last ones, made me feel the desperation and relief they have may felt. I liked the end a lot, the metaphor she uses about the prism is really significant. And the boy she meets at the end, gives you a feeling of happiness after all they suffered.
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LibraryThing member lkmuir
Seventeen-year-old April finds her comfortable life changed forever when death threats to her father, a witness in a federal case, force her family to go into hiding under assumed names and flee the pursuit of a hired killer.
LibraryThing member RoSands
Great thriller. I didn't think I was going to like the book at first but it did pick up and kept me interested to the end. I enjoyed it.
LibraryThing member LynnMPK
***Contains Spoilers***
I think I finally figured out what I like about Lois Duncan novels-They're to the point with no extra padding. Every sentence pushes the plot along so it's never boring, even when nothing much is happening in the story. I believe this is one of her mid 1980s books so the
While one character says some sexist things, overall the story is very empowering for the young female main character. I love that she single-handedly saves the day!
I think I finally figured out what I like about Lois Duncan novels-They're to the point with no extra padding. Every sentence pushes the plot along so it's never boring, even when nothing much is happening in the story. I believe this is one of her mid 1980s books so the
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ending is wrapped up nicely and it feels completed, unlike her earlier works.While one character says some sexist things, overall the story is very empowering for the young female main character. I love that she single-handedly saves the day!
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Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Honor — 1993)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 1992)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 1995)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 1992)
Iowa Teen Award (Winner — 1992)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Winner — High School — 1992)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 1994)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 1990)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (Middle School — 1992)
Call number
YA B Dun