Plum-Ucci, Carol. The Body of Christopher Creed. Orlando: Harcourt, 2008.
ISBN-13: 9780152063863
Summary:
Sixteen year-old Victor Adams, Torey, has a perfect life. Good friends, well-to-do parents who are not too constricting, and the to-die-for girlfriend. He is on the football team and is well liked by all the right people. He even has a band. Then one day, one of the “freaky” kids from school disappears after sending a cryptic email to the school principal. Torey and his friends hack into the school computer to read the note. Torey then embarks on a quest to find Christopher Creed. Along the way, he becomes friends with the unlikeliest people, loses his friends, his girlfriend, and quite possibly his mind. Harris says, “Plum-Ucci knows her audience and provides her readers with enough twists, turns, and suspense to keep them absorbed.”
Analysis:
The Body of Christopher Creed is written as a memoir by Torey one year after Christopher’s disappearance. It is a steady paced, well-written story of teenage relationships, emotions, and peer pressure. The image of a freight train, slow moving and unstoppable, is used to describe Torey’s feelings of being overwhelmed by the events that take place. Except for a short supernatural encounter, it is a very believable mystery that teens will not want to put down.
Awards:
Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award 2001
Edgar Allan Poe Award Finalist 2001
Children’s Choice List 2001
Best Books for Young Adults honoree, YALSA 2001
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Harris, Kim. "The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci." School Library Journal 46, no. 7 (2000) ( Accessed September 16, 2010).
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