Reality Check

by Peter Abrahams
PRMS paperback 330 pages
genre: mystery thriller

I read this last night for 8th grade book club. I enjoyed it, but it was fairly predictable. Ike was one of my favorite characters, since he seemed like a shady figure but turned out to be a genuine individual. It took me a while to suspect the real "bad guy," though Townes was an easy mark. I liked Cody and his processing of situations - especially his ability to just keep quiet. Clea's dad was stereotypical but a minor player other than sending his daughter away and having high aspirations for her.