Short, intricately plotted chapters spur the story forward, and the audience will be constantly unsure about who can be trusted. Readers will be swept up by both the intrigue of puzzling out the truth behind Darius' presumed guilt and by the rapid pacing.
Only when Kamran is wrested from his home by Homeland Security, bound, drugged, and spirited away to an unknown detention facility, does he meet an ally. When Kamran notices that Darius seems to be slipping references into his posted videos about imaginary games they used to play as children, his parents don't believe it could be a clue that all is not as it seems. The family's descent into a constantly monitored nightmare of confusion is believably horrific. Army Ranger, appears in a video following the embassy bombing, disheveled and rambling, claiming responsibility for the attack. High school senior Kamran and his parents are stunned when his brother, Darius, a U.S. YA)Īn Iranian-American teen's faith in his beloved brother is pushed to the limit when it appears that he may be involved in a terrorist attack on the U.S.
Chick-lit–reading older teens might be willing to give this a try, but the focus on marriage and parenthood make it more likely to appeal to their mothers. Most of the novel concerns secrets and infidelity three separate affairs plus one imagined and their repercussions occupy center stage, and Moriarty skillfully examines desire, longing and forgiveness. Seven-year-old Cassie and 12-year-old Listen are the only non-adult characters in an ensemble cast, and while Listen’s (lonely and unpleasant) experiences in seventh grade do provide the catalyst for many plot developments, she is overshadowed by the adults. The “Zing Family Secret” necessitates weekly meetings in the garden shed, and the story follows several of the Zings and their associates through the year when the secret (mildly anticlimactic after the immense build-up) finally comes out. publications ( The Year of Secret Assignments, 2004 The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie, 2006), this one lacks teen appeal. This revised version of an Australian adult novel displays Moriarty’s engagingly quirky writing, but unlike her previous U.S.
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