After

by Francine Prose
PRMS hardcover 330 pages
genre: YA dystopian fiction

This is one that kids haven't been checking out and it's getting a little ratty, so I read it over a lot of lunch periods. After a school shooting at neighboring Pleasant Valley High School, things start to change at Central High. Rules get more strict and kids start disappearing.

Filled with brainwashing emails to parents and crazy events, this was captivating but ultimately disappointing. At the end, a remnant of kids and parents leave town.

Sequel? Not sure she has enough fuel for more. I'm done with one.