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Endangered
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Photographer and self-appointed teen vigilante Lauren "Panda" Daniels runs a website to avenge teen and faculty misdeeds. When Mean Girl Keachin steals a disabled girl's crutches, Panda exposes Mean Girl in a car with their gym teacher. Then Keachin is killed. Panda races to discover the culprit, who may be the same person stalking her.
Lamar Giles has a talent for creating strong, multidimensional, kick-ass female protagonists. Lauren is such a great character because she also has a strong narcissistic streak, and can be selfish toward her friends, especially Mei/Ocie. As most vigilantes, her avenging angel schtick is more about her ego than those she claims to be avenging. I love that the parents Giles writes are full fledged people and active in Panda's life (though they do miss a lot of clues). I appreciated the diverse cast of characters as well.
ENDANGERED hooked me from the first sentence, drawing me into the plot. Giles writes with a strong, believable plot and the identity and reasons for Admirer's actions weren't obvious, yet made a lot of sense.
The one point that bothered me is that high school students, even those over eighteen cannot consent to sex with teachers. Teachers are in positions of power, even if the student is not in their class. It's rape, not sex. Rape is a crime of power and control, the sex organs are used as the weapons. Even if a student throws herself (or himself) at a teacher, that teacher is still responsible. It's the law. Blaming the student or saying she (or he) is at fault is part of rape culture. I wish writers wouldn't call it "sex between a student and teacher" or an "affair" or "sexual relationship". The media does it too, and I write news producers and anchors whenever I hear it, which has resulted in change.
Off my soap box. ENDANGERED is a great, diverse mystery that will appeal to male, female, enthusiastic and reluctant readers.
Lamar Giles has a talent for creating strong, multidimensional, kick-ass female protagonists. Lauren is such a great character because she also has a strong narcissistic streak, and can be selfish toward her friends, especially Mei/Ocie. As most vigilantes, her avenging angel schtick is more about her ego than those she claims to be avenging. I love that the parents Giles writes are full fledged people and active in Panda's life (though they do miss a lot of clues). I appreciated the diverse cast of characters as well.
ENDANGERED hooked me from the first sentence, drawing me into the plot. Giles writes with a strong, believable plot and the identity and reasons for Admirer's actions weren't obvious, yet made a lot of sense.
The one point that bothered me is that high school students, even those over eighteen cannot consent to sex with teachers. Teachers are in positions of power, even if the student is not in their class. It's rape, not sex. Rape is a crime of power and control, the sex organs are used as the weapons. Even if a student throws herself (or himself) at a teacher, that teacher is still responsible. It's the law. Blaming the student or saying she (or he) is at fault is part of rape culture. I wish writers wouldn't call it "sex between a student and teacher" or an "affair" or "sexual relationship". The media does it too, and I write news producers and anchors whenever I hear it, which has resulted in change.
Off my soap box. ENDANGERED is a great, diverse mystery that will appeal to male, female, enthusiastic and reluctant readers.
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May 6, 2017
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May 9, 2017
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May 10, 2017
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