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Description edit
A young adult debut from internationally bestselling author Harlan Coben
Mickey Bolitar's year can't get much worse. After witnessing his father's death and sending his mom to rehab, he's forced to live with his estranged uncle Myron and switch high schools.
A new school comes with... read more
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Characters edit
- Mickey Bolitar: Myron Bolitar's estranged 15-year old nephew who comes to live with him; a high school student, very curious and also loves basketball (he's very good).
- Emma (Ema) Beaumont: Mickey's new overweight, emo friend with many tattoos.
- Ashley Kent: Mickey's new girlfriend who disappears and is hiding many secrets. Also a new kid.
- Arthur "Spoon" Spindel: Mickey's geeky friend, son of the school janitor who uses his knowledge of school secrets to help Mickey. Says random facts.
- Bat Lady: Mysterious Woman who lives in Kasselton and has a secret identity. She reveals information to Mickey about his father.
- Kitty Hammer Bolitar: Mickey's mother, junkie and former world class tennis player. Mickey's legal guardian.
- Rachel Caldwell: Cheerleader, rich girl, beautiful and popular, proper and befriends Mickey and Ashley.
- Buck: Dumb jock #1. Troy's slave.
- Troy Taylor: Captain of the basketball team, a total jerk, son of the town sheriff friends with buck and Rachael's ex boyfriend
- Tyrell Waters: Mickey's friend and basketball player. his father is a policeman.
- Owens: PE Teacher at Mickey's school
- Buddy Ray: Owns a strip club in Newark a dirty thug
- Christine Shippee: Director of the rehab facility where Kitty Bolitar is sent to overcome her addiction. A control freak
- Myron Bolitar: Former basketball player who turned into a sports agent after being injured. Mickey's uncle who looks after him and with whom he lives with.
- Candy: Works at the strip club Ashley's friend
- Joshua Waters: Tyrell's father, an investigator for Essex County who enjoys basketball.
- Brad Bolitar: Mickey's father and Myron's brother. He was killed in a car accident a few months ago.
- Ellen Bolitar: Mickey's grandmother
- Al Bolitar: Mickey's grandfather
- Grady: Varsity basketball coach and vice principal
- Derrick: Buddy Ray's muscle
- Max: Buddy Ray's muscle
Setting & Locations edit
Kasselton, NJ
- Kasselton High School
- Plan B nightclub: The strip club owned by Buddy Ray
- Coddington Rehab Center
First Sentence edit
I was walking to school, lost in feeling sorry for myself -- my dad was dead, my mom in rehab, my girlfriend was missing -- when I saw the Bat Lady for the first time.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 27
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Mickey Bolitar. (standard series)
Followed by Seconds Away.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Harlan Coben (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 6, 2011
ISBN: 978-0399256509
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 6, 2011
ISBN: 978-0399256509
Page Count: 288
Awards edit
- Edgar Award (Finalist, 2012: Young Adult)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PZ7.C635 She 2011
- Dewey: Add the Dewey Classification.
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsLanguage and violence. No sexual situations, but some of the characters visit a strip club.
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