All of her life, Kara has felt the pressure to be perfect. When she has felt that her position was threatened she has had to take drastic
measures (quitting her beloved swimming practices, shutting out friends, etc.), So, when it seems she is about
to fail the SATs, cutting off her hopes of getting into a decent school, she
makes a terrible mistake. And when an
anonymous informant threatens to expose her secret, she is blackmailed into participating
in a local drug smuggling operation. To her surprise, she
finds that many of her friends are similarly ensnared.
A fairly breezy read that explores pressures of conformity
and that old chestnut about finding the strength to admit your flaws to others. Not a terribly deep work and the casual
treatment of the themes suggests a book that will appeal to younger readers (as
an up-to-date Nancy Drew-style mystery). The
ending is rushed and anti-climactic but there’s nice character development
along the way and the kids are enjoyable.
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