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Between Paperback – August 7, 2012

by Jessica Warman (Author)

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Elizabeth Valchar-pretty, popular, perfect- wakes up after spending her eighteenth birthday party on her family's yacht to investigate a thumping noise. What she finds will change everything she thought she knew about her life, her friends, and everything in between. As Liz begins to unravel the circumstances surrounding her birthday night, she will find that no one around her, least of all Liz herself, was perfect-or innocent.

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JESSICA WARMAN is also the author of Breathless, which received three starred reviews and was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and Where the Truth Lies. The idea for Between came from an incident in her childhood, when a local boy went missing after a party on a yacht (he was eventually found, alive). www.jessicawarman.com

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury USA Childrens; Reprint edition (August 7, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0802733867
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802733863
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 18 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 620
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 12
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.54 x 1.31 x 8.29 inches

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J. M. S

Interesting

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2012

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This was an interesting read. It took a few chapters to get into it, mostly because the author did such a good job making the main character kinda horrible. She's someone we all can relate to having experienced. The book got very interesting and it wasn't until the end that I started putting the pieces together. I knew mostly how it would play out before I read it, but at least I didn't know in the first ten pages, ya know?

I liked some of the subtle messages, intended or not. It was a nice reminder that people aren't always what they seem and that our view of the world, incidents, and people are always very one-sided--our side. It reminded me that people are complex, despite some people seeming so simple and superficial.

The book was very real feeling, like I kept saying to myself, "I could see that happening to someone". I hate reading books that seem to tie up WAY too neatly or just have magical coincidences that make the story seem unreal or obviously fake. It's an easy way out for an author. I think writing the last 10% of a book must be the hardest part, because too many authors seem to screw it up at the last minute. This tied up in the end, but in a way that actually makes sense. Not rushed, no magic resolution. It seemed very real, well paced, and very fitting. While this wasn't a complex read, it was very well told and I think that's this author's best quality.

I did just buy a copy of this book for a friend who I think would like it, based on other books I knew she reads.

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Just J

Mysterious, thrilling, and oh, so good!

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2011

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Such a mysterious read! This one has a surprise towards the end that you'll never see coming. I love that! Full of questions you'll be eager to uncover, you'll find yourself flying through this one!

It's Elizabeth's birthday party, and her father has allowed her, along with her friends to have a party on their boat. All was well. Great in fact, except that nobody managed to stay up until she actually turned another year older. Apparently everyone drank too much and passed out. Liz can't seem to remember a thing that went on. All she does know is that there is a highly obnoxious thumping noise and everyone seems to be sleeping through it. Trying to rouse someone with no efforts, Liz finally goes to see just where the noise is coming from.

That's when she sees her. The dead body floating in the water bumping against the boat. That person in the water? That's Liz. But how? Suddenly, Liz realizes someone is next to her staring along with her at her dead body. That's where it gets all the more interesting. Because that boy, well he died a year ago in a hit and run accident. With Liz questioning him, Alex decides to explain why she can't wake her friends and that it is indeed her in that cold water.

Not sure as to why Alex hasn't passed over yet, he starts to explain to her what it is that he does know, as well as what they can do. Once everyone wakes up, Liz knows it's only a matter of time before they find her body and that she needs to go see her father before he finds out. And once she is discovered, Liz watches to see how everyone reacts. Alex has told her that it's not good to see all her friends and family in mourning but she doesn't care.

As time goes by, Liz watches everyone to see if there are any clues as to just how she died. Alex says it all comes in time. After all, he was killed by a hit and run driver. He doesn't know who hit him either. Only time will tell. What Liz does find out is that apparently things weren't as they seemed. For instance, her best friend and step-sister wasn't such a friend after all. So many questions left unanswered yet, Liz is determined to know the truth.
As they say,
the truth will set you free.
Right?

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Colette

A page turner

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2012

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This is one of those rare young adult books that just pulls you right in from the beginning and doesn't let go until you finish. This book has a little bit of everything romance, mystery, teen drama, and makes you realize that being perfect has its price. Liz is such a unique heroine, because her faults are ripped open for examination, and it's not pretty. The characters in the book just came alive for me, and I could feel their pain as if I were experiencing it.

There are a lot of mature themes (drugs, alcohol, anxeroia) that go on this book, and it is definitely one for the older YA crowd, and wouldn't recommend it for young readers. My heart just ached for Liz and everything that she went through. There is a mystery surrounding Liz, and I have to say that I was in denial about everything until it was staring me right in the face. There are a lot of surprises in this book, and I loved how everything came together in the end. I was screaming a bit, ok a lot at the villain and loved how karma worked it's magic.

Between reminded me a lot of the Christopher Pike books I devoured when I was a teen. Words really can't say how much I loved this book. The end had me wishing that this was one book that wasn't a stand alone book. I can not wait to read more by Jessica Warman.

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2014

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This tale about learning lessons too late is a haunting one. Popular Eliizabeth Valchar straddles the line between privileged brat and abandoned soul. Her supporting cast is expertly illustrated, and while none of the characters is entirely likable, I LOVE a tortured, flawed character! Readers need to get on board with accepting these sorts of personalities…especially in YA works. They're fascinating! The setting is vivid and serves as another character in the already strong cast. While one plot line in particular seemed rather coincidental, if not convenient, the story tightens up without a loose end to fray.

An excellent read. I recommend picking it up when you don't have a lot to do, as you won't want to put it down.

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Yasemin

Sehr spannend und sehr gut

Reviewed in Germany on November 1, 2017

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Das englisch ist nicht zu schwer und es lohnt sich definitiv das Original zu lesen. Der Roman ist sehr spannend, mit Tiefgang und auch das Ende und die ganze Handlung ist sehr logisch aufgebaut und in sich schlüssig. Es ist auch super, dass die Personen nicht starr sind sondern sich weiterentwickeln. Eine klare Kaufempfehlung!

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Vidisha

It's sooooo engaging. Can't put the book down. ...

Reviewed in India on September 27, 2014

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It's sooooo engaging. Can't put the book down. I really wish liz and Richie would be together. I wish liz would come back . I really wish....

Ms. J. Clarke

I am not afraid at all

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2012

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Liz Vlachar has what appears to be the perfect life, she has a wonderful boyfriend, she's beautiful, has lots of friends, she's THAT girl, the popular one, the invincible one, but all that changes when Liz wakes up on her families boat after her 18th birthday party to A persistent thumping noise from outside...........

What Liz finds shakes her to the core, she almost can't believe it, it can't be possible but it is

Liz is dead, her body floating in the water, her boots knocking aginst the boat

This all happens within the first few pages and I was instantly hooked. I wanted to know just as badly as Liz what had happened to her. How could her perfect life have ended so tragically, so suddenly? And why can't Liz remember what happened?

Then Alex appears, a boy who also went to her school, atleast he did until about a year before Liz's death when he was the victim of a hit and run, and the person has never been caught. They are both trapped between life and death, but why. Are their deaths connected? Can they help each other figure it out?

Through being able to travel back and experience their memories, Alex and Liz piece together the puzzle of what happened to Liz, and what happened to Alex. The author brilliantly uses these flashes into the past to give us small glimpses into Liz's life and who she really was. It appears she was not the shallow popular girl that some people believed her to be, she was much more complex than that and had experienced tragedy in her life before.

I loved the relationship between Liz and Ritchie, often in stories like these a relationship like that see's the girl use him as a trophy, part of her popularity but Liz and Ritchie really were soul mates who loved each other deeply, witnessing Ritchie's distress at losing Liz was heartbreaking. I also liked her friendship with Alex. Seeing two people who under normal circumstances would never have spent so much time together was cleverly done and allowed us to see other aspects of both characters from their interaction. All of the characters, Josie, Liz's Dad, and especially Caroline were excellently portrayed by the author. This book is strongly character and plot driven. These people become real to you, a book like this can only have such an impact if you care about the people in it. This author makes you care.

The story keeps a steady pace but the twists and turns keep you interested, I just desperately wanted to know what had happened. Some things I figured out on my own, others I was shocked to discover. All in all an excellent thriller!

RNV

good value

Reviewed in India on November 23, 2014

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quality-good, shipment-quick

Petra Krieger-Brockmann

Jugendbuch Between von Jessica Warmann

Reviewed in Germany on January 9, 2013

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Obwohl es ein Jugendbuch ist, habe ich es mit Spannung gelesen. Ein Thriller, in dem Tote posthum mit ihrem Leben und ihren Lebenslügen aufträumen. Darüber hinaus gibt das Buch Einblicke in das Seelen- und Schulleben von amerikanischen High School Studenten.

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