Out of the blue, sixteen-year-old Angie is attacked by a man many times stronger than she is. Still, she fights back with everything that she has until she takes a fall and is knocked unconscious. She wakes up several days later in the hospital, battered and bruised. Her attacker has been incarcerated and is awaiting trial. As she is recovering both emotionally and physically from the whole ordeal, her attacker commits suicide. From that point on, things seem to get stranger and stranger, starting with a letter from her attacker’s mother and an invitation to dinner.I was engrossed from the very beginning of this book and finished it in two sittings. Angie seemed very real to me, with a touch of attitude and a lot of spunk. I was right there in the room with her when she talked to her brother and her father. I especially liked the scene where she and her father share a bag of pistachios. I experienced just a few disappointments at the end, but all in all it was a great read. I recommend it to upper middle grade readers and tweens. middle school & upAngie Favorite's mom disappeared five years ago. Her family has never given up waiting for her to come back though. While running errands, Angie is accosted by a large, scary man who attempts to drag Angie away repeatedly saying he "has to show her something." Angie manages to get away from him but not without a skull fracture. When she comes home from the hospital she receives a letter from her attacker's mother. Mrs. Bittner invites the Favorite family to visit her home so that she can express her regret. As the family gets to know Mrs. Bittner she becomes increasingly manipulative and attempts to control their movements.Really good book. It got off to a rather slow start. At first, I was a tad worried that it was a "stealth-christian." Those books drive me crazy. If you wanna write a Christian book, then go ahead. Don't be all stealthy about it.Anyway, I liked this book. Once Angie got attacked I was very into the story. It isn't a very twisty story, but it does a great job of building up on the clues. They're a tad subtle (again though, not twisty) but I still was wanting one of the characters to quit being so stupid. I really liked how the mystery of the mom's disappearance plays into Angie's attack.
What do You think about Favorite (2009)?
It filled up the time while i waited at the hospital for a test- exactly what i needed it to do.
—phg900413
I liked this book. It is a quick read. It has a twist to it that was surprising to me.
—Vain16
A nice afternoon read, but at some points felt a bit rushed.
—alcrece
It was a quick read. Predictable and hokey.
—baconsammiches
