Wish You Were Dead
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Chapter Book · Ages 14–18 · 2009 · Est. 5.5 hour read

Wish You Were Dead

Written by Todd Strasser

Part of the The Thrillogy series

A blog predicts disappearances. Can Madison uncover the truth before she's next?

3.8 Goodreads · 4,294 ratings
256 pages· 57,507 words· Est. 5.5 hour read· HL650L
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Bookroo's summary

When a blog post wishes for Lucy's death, she vanishes, leaving Soundview High in fear. Madison, Lucy's friend, is haunted by guilt and anonymous threats. As more students disappear, Madison races against time to solve the mystery. With Tyler's help, she must decide if he can be trusted, or if he knows more than he admits. Can Madison uncover the truth before her name appears on the blog?

From the publisher

I’ll begin with Lucy. She is definitely first on the list. You can’t believe how it feels to be in the cafeteria and turn around and there she is staring at me like I’m some disgusting bug or vermin. Does she really think I WANT to be this way? I hate you, Lucy. I really hate you. You are my #1 pick. I wish you were dead. The day after anonymous blogger Str-S-d wishes the popular girl would die, Lucy vanishes. The students of Soundview High are scared and worried. Especially frightened and wracked with guilt is Madison Archer, Lucy’s friend and the last person to see her the night she disappeared. As days pass with no sign of the missing girl, even the attention of Tyler, an attractive new student, is not enough to distract Madison from her growing sense of foreboding. When two more popular students disappear after their names are mentioned on Str-S-d’s blog, the residents of Soundview panic. Meanwhile, Madison receives anonymous notes warning that she could be next. Desperate to solve the mystery before anyone else disappears, Madison turns to Tyler, but can she trust him when it becomes clear that he knows more than he’s sharing? The clock is ticking. Madison must uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearances . . . before her name appears in Str-S-d’s blog. In the spirit of stories like I Know What You Did Last Summer, Todd Strasser updates the teen thriller for the techno age with Wish You Were Dead.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
256
Words
57,507
Reading age
14–18
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
HL650L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.4
F&P level
~P
AR points
8
AR interest level
UG
AR quiz
134420
Publication
Published
August 24, 2010
First published
September 1, 2009
Publisher
Egmontusa
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781606841389

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