Don't Turn Around
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Year
2013
ISBN
9780062102911
Pages
336 pages
Genre
science fiction
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After waking up on an operating table with no memory of how she got there, Noa must team up with computer hacker Peter to stop a corrupt corporation with a deadly secret.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL710L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family member death; Foster care; death of parents; death of a brother; terminal illness; family tragedy; grief; death; foster parents; foster family; foster teenager
Main Character
female teenager; male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father; orphan
Awards
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2012
School Library Journal Book Review Stars, 2012
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2013
Thriller Award, 2013, Nominee, Best Young Adult Novel
Keywords
abandoned children; computer hackers; experiments; science; teenagers; suspense; family problems; runaways; wasting disease (PEMA); friendships
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Gagnon, Michelle, "Don't Turn Around" (2013). Diverse Families. 1875.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1875