PERSONAL REACTION: Cass McBride is a popular, smart, pretty girl who is used to getting what she wants. Kyle Kirby’s little brother, David, has just hung himself from a tree with a note attached to his body. Ben Gray is a detective investigating the disappearance of a teenage girl who was apparently snatched from her bedroom. In the novel What Happened to Cass McBride? the paths of these characters cross in a tragic way. Alternating the narrative from these three characters’ points of view, the story moves quickly.
The story is interesting and I would recommend it for a quick read, but I expected more from the book. I think the characters were somewhat flat and some elements of the plot were weak. I would have thought a story about a girl being buried alive would have been much more suspenseful, but it never reached that level of excitement. Even so, I think students would enjoy the book and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it, even though I craved more detail, character development, and a tighter plot.
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