Book Review: Cold Calls

WHOAH! Mind BLOWN!

Cold Calls

Charles Benoit

3 Teens, 1 voice-- "I know your secret."

Three high school students, who have never met before, have all received a mysterious phone call telling them he/she knows each of their secrets, and if they do not do EXACTLY as the mysterious voice says, he/she will spill the secret to everyone they know.

When Eric, Shelly, and Fatima get caught bullying three different students at their respective schools, they are all sent to a weekend bullying course.  There, they realize they all received the same mysterious phone call forcing them to bully a student in the same way.

The trio teams up to find out who is behind the phone calls before the last bullying event must take place...but the clock is ticking.

I was unsure what this book would be about simply reading the summary, but I do love a good mystery novel.  The suspense of this book is overwhelming, and I ended up reading the whole thing in one sitting--so if you're hoping to sleep tonight, do NOT start reading this in the evening!

This book is a great take on bullying and secrets among teenagers.  What one student can go through can affect how they react to future situations--it changes them, and when revenge is the outcome, the bullying spreads exponentially.

Benoit did a fantastic job keeping the reader on their toes--we think we know what the secrets are, but they are only slowwwwwly shown, clue by clue.  I really appreciate this book's tackle on bullying, and what teens CAN be capable of, and also the integrity that teens can be capable of, on the other end of the spectrum.