I initially picked this book because I thought it would be something that my 14 year old son would enjoy reading. I must say that by the time I was into the first few chapters I was really enjoying the book myself. The author really portrays the fictional characters as real people, with thoughts, emotions and fears that we all have. Especially when we at 17/18 and in our senior year of high school, as the main character, Charlie, and his friends are. There is plenty of action and intrigue to capture the readers attention as Charlie goes back home to solve the murder he is accused of, and to try to gain back that year he has mysteriously lost. I highly recommend this book to any teen or pre-teen readers who enjoy adventure and mystery. The additional topics that are brought to the fore-front in this book as the main character struggles with trying to find out who the real Charlie West is, are something most young people do go through at some point in their lives when they are in their mid to late teens as they are getting closer to the point where they are getting ready to enter the grown up world. I am definitely planning on having my son reading this book, probably for his English class in 8th grade where the kids get to pick a book.
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Book Description
From Edgar Award winning and best-selling author Andrew Klavan comes the second novel in the Homelanders series.
Charlie West was an ordinary high school kid who went to bed one night and woke up in the clutches of terrorists and wanted by the police for murder.
Now, with both the terrorists and the cops on his trail, Charlie makes his way home to find some answers. Holed up in an abandoned mansion, Charlie is joined by his high school buddies as he tries to find the truth about a murder he can’t remember–and recover the love he can’t forget.
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