30th September, 2014

Pretty Little Things

Name :	TAN HOONG WEI
Class :	K3B
School Num. :	12196
Book Call Num. :	FHOF
Book Title :	Pretty Little Things
Author :	Jilliane Hoffman
Publication Year/(Edition) :	Harper Collins (2010)

Settings:

Modern time in the United States.

Characters:

Bobby Dees: Bobby Dees is a special agent, who was working for the NYPD. He is 40 years old and he wants to find every missing child.

Debbie LaManna: Debbie LaManna, mother of Elaine, Liza and Bradley, is always stressed after work, because the children don’t follow her instructions at home. She’s more angry about the behaviour of her husband Todd than on Elaine’s disappearance. Her oldest child Liza became criminal and doesn’t show up often at home, Debbie doesn’t want Elaine to become like this. Her mother died of lung cancer and she doesn’t like to have the cops involved in her life.

Todd LaManna: Todd LaManna is the father of Bradley and stepfather of Elaine and Liza. So he doesn’t care of Elaine’s and Liza’s problems. He has a job as a used-car salesman at CarMax Regional. He cheats his wife with another woman.

LuAnn: LuAnn is the wife of Bobby. She loves her daughter and is very sad that she went away from home.

Katherine: Katy is the daughter of the special agent Bobby. After a conflict with her parents she ran away from home, because of this Bobby have a feeling of guilt.

Summary:

A terrifying new standalone psycholgical thriller from the bestselling writer of ‘Retribution’ Special Agent Bobby Dees knows what grief feels like. He understands the pain of losing a child. And he’ll do whatever he can to prevent it from happening again. The phone call that comes on a Sunday morning will take him away from his insular world of grief and sleepless nights — and into a far darker place. A young girl, Elaine Emerson, has gone missing and only Dees has a chance of finding her. It seems that Elaine had gone to meet her boyfriend, a mysterious figure she met secretly on the internet, who goes by the name of “Boogeyman” or El Capitan, and whose reality is as cruel and chilling as the worst thing Dees can imagine!

Reviews:

This book is an exceptional thriller. It deals with reality and teenagers nowadays. Child kidnappings are common and people do not give much notice about it. This novel sets as a reminder to everybody to not be fooled by online dating sites, especially teenage girls. The characters in this book aren’t stereotypical and it enhances the twist and turns of this novel. This is a rather nice book to read. One should never be fooled by online daters. We must always keep an eye out on strangers and be wary of our surrounding as well.

Posted at 6:59 am | Comments (5)

5 Comments

On February 3, 2015 at 5:36 pm s4c.ppc@smjk.edu.my said:

February 3, 2015 at 5:36 pm

Name : Stella Anne Teoh Ming Hui
Class : S4C
No. Sekolah : 12231
Comment : This book really is an eye-opener, for all teenagers. The real dangers of online dating are clearly shown with bits and pieces of thrill and excitement. I finally understand how worrying it must be to parents who have children that wish to continue using online dating sites. Even social media websites are frightening to me now. The book itself has some nice life lessons it wants to teach its readers. Great choice!
On February 20, 2015 at 11:47 am s4b.ppc@smjk.edu.my said:

February 20, 2015 at 11:47 am

Name: Caryn Tan Khye Lyn
Class: K3B
Beware of kidnappers. That should be the new slogan for this era. Newspapers, radio, television, it’s everywhere! Kidnappings can be heard all over the world, whether it’s in Malaysia or in the United States of America, it’s horrifying and terrible. Imagine if the kidnappers were to be in the victim’s shoe, would he or she like it if someone were to use her or him as bait? Wouldn’t it be inhumane? Imagine someone using you as ransom. It’s exactly the same as a butcher selling chicken to us humans! Nothing more than buying something you want and by that, I mean the victims.
On February 20, 2015 at 11:48 am s4b.ppc@smjk.edu.my said:

February 20, 2015 at 11:48 am

Name: Koay Yi Yun
Class: K3C
This is despicable. People say animals are ruthless and are not capable of feeling compassion. Well let me assure you that this is nonsense! The actual evil in this world is nothing but us! We, humans! It’s baffling isn’t it! We always think that humans tend to be kind and compassionate, well, that is the exact part where we get it wrong. We created evil. We don’t see animals kidnap cubs. No, animals kill to LIVE. Whereas us, humans, live to KILL. We are nothing but monsters ourselves and yet, everybody is still denying the fact!
On February 20, 2015 at 11:48 am s4b.ppc@smjk.edu.my said:

February 20, 2015 at 11:48 am

Name: Ding Kah Wen
Class: K3C
Utterly barbaric! This book is really amazing but to be in a murderer’s mind, it’s just horrendous. The way people manipulate is just so loathsome. Although the author did a pretty good job at writing the descriptions and this novel, I wouldn’t mind tearing the book apart for the utter hatred I felt for the antagonist. Kids, this is why we do not trust strangers, particularly ones in the internet. Never. Trust. Anybody.
On February 20, 2015 at 11:48 am s4b.ppc@smjk.edu.my said:

February 20, 2015 at 11:48 am

Name: Yeap Yu Xian
Class: K3C
Honestly, I felt scared after reading this book. Most of the time, I tend to forget the dangers of the human world. Kidnappings, murder cases, rapes… The crimes we see on the newspapers daily are just too much to count. I am very thankful to be given a chance to read this book. It has become a significant reminder to me that I should always be cautious of the people around me because you can never judge the book by its cover. Some people may seem good, but one can never know the real face behind the façade he/she puts up. The book also mentions the dangers of online dating. Although many already know about the disadvantages of online dating, they still ignore the warnings, thinking that they will be safe. All in all, I love how the book shows the reality of the human world in this book. Keep up the good work, dear author!