There's nothing to do in the tiny, crumbling, town of Carp, New York. To kill time, blow off a little steam, and potentially make some cash, the high school seniors play a game called Panic. Each senior is required to donate a dollar a day until graduation, then the day after, those who want to play announce their intention by doing a dangerous cliff dive. The pot is usually over $50,000, and just about everyone wants to use it to get out of Carp.
Heather is only at the dive to support her best friend Natalie who has decided to play, but her boyfriend breaking up with her that night quite literally pushes her over the edge. Now she's in the game. The story is alternately told by Heather, and then by Dodge, a guy with a serious score to settle. Each challenge in Panic gets more and more dangerous, and I was chewing my nails through this whole book. Flawed characters that I cared about and several twists that I didn't see coming were enough to make me fly through it in a day. What a fun read!
This one isn't in our library, so head to the public library for Panic!
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