The mesmerising debut novel from Pam Bachorz. A psychological thriller for young teenagers; it's Big Brother meets Stepford Wives. My name is Oscar and I am the perfect teenager. My girlfriend is the hottest girl in school. I get straight A's. I am class president. But there is a terrible reason I am so perfect: the Messages. Oscar Banks lives in the pristine town of Candor. Son of the mayor, he is good-looking, smart and popular. And he knows something he's not supposed to - he knows about the brainwashing Messages embedded in the music that plays all over the town. But Oscar has found a way to burn counter-Messages that keep him real. Up to now, it's all worked perfectly. There's just one problem: Nia Silva, the newest Candor arrival. What will Oscar risk to keep the Nia he loves rather than watch her become a Candor automaton? This deeply chilling book for teens portrays a remarkable psychological battle against a town controlled by Big Brother.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 12+ years.

There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Pam Bachorz grew up in a small town in the Adirondack foothills and attended college in Boston earning a BS in Journalism, a BA in Environmental Science, a Masters in Library Science, and an MBA. Pam has worked at various media companies managing technology, digital libraries and image acquisition, spending most of her career at educational publishers. Pam recently escaped Florida and has found refuge somewhere near Washington, DC, with her husband and their son.