Book of the Day: What Happened to Cass McBride by Gail Giles

Who could foretell that one little note left for a friend, just some careless words scrawled on a piece of paper, could affect anyone so horrifically?

Cass McBride is a driven high school student: ultra popular, homecoming queen, super-achiever and out of everyone’s league. She is also a protégé of her salesman father’s dog eat dog life philosophy.

David Kirby never gets noticed by anyone.

When David kills himself, his brother Kyle plots a most heinous revenge on the girl he deems guilty for his brother’s death. Kyle digs a hole, kidnaps Cass and buries her alive – leaving her a tube for air and a walkie-talkie for communication with her captor. Is Cass truly responsible for David’s suicide? Will she survive this horrifying ordeal?

Told in alternating voices, this is a chilling story of actions, reactions and consequences.

Remind yourself to breathe as you read this disturbing page turner.

What Happened to Cass McBride is a nominee for the Teens Top 10. To request it from the library, click here. If it’s your favorite, don’t forget to place your vote during Teen Read Week, October 14-20, 2007.

Review by Jennifer @ North Regional Library