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Paulie Baum is a distance swimmer who is coached by Mr. Logsdon (Logs), the Period 8 teacher. When Paulie cheats on his girlfriend, Hannah, he turns to Mr. Logs for advice, but opts to tell Hannah. Meanwhile, Mary Wells, also called the Virgin Mary goes missing. Arney, student body president, moves in on Hannah while seeming to know more about Mary. It turns into a life or death situation with Arney as the mastermind and Mary Wells not returning.
I could not put this book down. This novel is very well paced and completely draws you in. Halfway through the mystery comes in and it leaves you wanting answers.
Crutcher creates strong characters and amazing plot twist in Period 8. The relationship Mr. Logs has with the students is genuine. They have an open forum in Period 8 that they are comfortable with each other to discuss anything. Paulie is a good guy who has a moment of weakness which turns his whole life upside down. Mary Wells appears to be pure and innocent, but throws herself at Paulie - looks can be deceiving. Likewise, Arney the student body president didn't seem capable of such monstrosities. The plot twist will keep you enthralled in the book all the way up until the last word.
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