Take Me with You (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781681197487)

Repeatedly surprising and genuinely chilling. - E. Lockhart, bestselling author of We Were Liars and Genuine Fraud

From the acclaimed author of The Leaving comes a new psychological thriller that challenges our trust in the electronic devices we keep close.

Eden, Eli, Marwan, and Ilanka barely know each other beyond having a class or two together. But when they are all summoned via messaging app to an empty classroom after school, they find a small cube sitting on a desk. Its sides light up with rules for them:

Do not tell anyone about the device. Never leave the device unattended.
And then, Take me with you . . . or else.

At first they think it's some kind of prank or a social experiment orchestrated by the school administration. Still, they follow its instructions until the newly-formed group starts to splinter. Nobody has time for these games--their lives are complicated enough. But the device seems increasingly invested in the private details of their lives. And disobeying its rules has scary--even life-threatening--consequences . . .

This timely thriller probes our dependence on personal technology and challenges the notion that our devices are keeping us connected. The truth may very well be the opposite.

Author: Tara Altebrando
ISBN-10: 1681197480
ISBN-13: 9781681197487
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
Language: English
Published: 06/23/2020
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 514474 / Take Me with You


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2020
School Library Journal 05/01/2020 pg. 62
Publishers Weekly 05/18/2020
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2020 - Reviewed - More Editing Needed
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2020