Finding Jake (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition), by Bryan Reardon
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Finding Jake (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition), by Bryan Reardon - Published on: 2015-11-17
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.50" h x 1.00" w x 5.00" l,
- Binding: Library Binding
- 320 pages
Finding Jake (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition), by Bryan Reardon From School Library Journal Simon is a stay-at-home dad whose life changes when he gets an emergency text from his children's high school: there has been a shooting, and all parents are requested to assemble at the church near the school. Simon watches tensely as the teens arrive and are reunited with their parents. His daughter shows up, but not his son, Jake. Soon word emerges that there were two shooters, one a boy named Doug. He has always been strange, but Jake, following Simon's advice, has treated Doug kindly. The police believe that Jake was Doug's accomplice. Over the next few days, he and his wife Rachel must cope with angry neighbors, predatory media, and suspicious police as they attempt to find out where Jake is and what really happened. The protagonist thinks back over his son's life, trying to see if his memories of Jake's relationships with his sister, friends, and parents carry any clues to the current tragedy. Alternating between these flashbacks and Simon's actions following the shooting, this is a look at one family's response to a harrowing experiences. VERDICT Pulse-pounding, gut-wrenching, and heartbreaking, this fast-paced thriller will appeal to teens who enjoyed Tim Johnston's Descent (Algonquin, 2015).—Sarah Flowers, formerly of Santa Clara County Public Library, CA.
Review "I devoured Finding Jake. The tension is almost unbearable in this thriller-cum-character study as layer after layer of a father's soul are revealed as reflected in the character of his missing son. Utterly engrossing."--Alice LaPlante, bestselling author of TURN OF MIND and CIRCLE OF WIVES on FINDING JAKEFinding Jake is truly compelling. I read it in one sitting, tearing through the pages right to the unexpected ending - which stayed with me for days.--Paula Daly, author of KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE on FINDING JAKE"A compelling read; disturbingly relevant in contemporary America. "--Kirkus Reviews"Reardon deftly builds suspense by setting his dual story lines on a collision course toward a shattering-and surprising-conclusion."--Publishers Weekly on FINDING JAKE"FINDING JAKE is compelling psychological suspense -- but also so much more. A journey into the depths of a parent's worst nightmare, it is at turns heartbreaking, surprising, devastating, hopeful... I'll be thinking about this one for a long time to come."--Alison Gaylin, USA Today bestselling author of STAY WITH ME on FINDING JAKE"FINDING JAKE tells the harrowing tale of a deadly school shooting from a father's perspective... The suspense is killing, but it's nothing compared with this father's anguish as he tries to find his son - the real boy, not the one he thought he knew."--New York Times Book Review on FINDING JAKEI devoured Finding Jake. The tension is almost unbearable in this thriller-cum-character study as layer after layer of a father s soul are revealed as reflected in the character of his missing son. Utterly engrossing. --Alice LaPlante, bestselling author of TURN OF MIND and CIRCLE OF WIVES on FINDING JAKE"A compelling read; disturbingly relevant in contemporary America. --Kirkus Reviews"Reardon deftly builds suspense by setting his dual story lines on a collision course toward a shattering-and surprising-conclusion. --Publishers Weekly on FINDING JAKE"FINDING JAKE is compelling psychological suspense -- but also so much more. A journey into the depths of a parent s worst nightmare, it is at turns heartbreaking, surprising, devastating, hopeful... I ll be thinking about this one for a long time to come. --Alison Gaylin, USA Today bestselling author of STAY WITH ME on FINDING JAKE"FINDING JAKE tells the harrowing tale of a deadly school shooting from a father s perspective The suspense is killing, but it s nothing compared with this father s anguish as he tries to find his son - the real boy, not the one he thought he knew. --New York Times Book Review on FINDING JAKE"I devoured FINDING JAKE. The tension is almost unbearable in this thriller-cum-character study as layer after layer of a father s soul are revealed as reflected in the character of his missing son. Utterly engrossing. --Alice LaPlante, bestselling author of TURN OF MIND and CIRCLE OF WIVES on FINDING JAKE"
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“I devoured Finding Jake. The tension is almost unbearable in this thriller-cum-character study as layer after layer of a father’s soul are revealed as reflected in the character of his missing son. Utterly engrossing.”—Alice LaPlante, New York Times bestselling author of Circle of Wives and Turn of Mind
Simon Connolly’s successful wife has gone to her law office each day, while he has stayed home to raise their children—Jake and Laney. He has tried to do the best for the kids. For sunny, outgoing Laney, it’s been easy. But Jake is different. He has always been on the quiet side, preferring the company of his small group of friends to popularity and organized sports. Now that his children are in high school, Simon should be able to relax, to worry less. He’s never given that chance.
On a warm November day, he receives a text: There has been a shooting at the high school.
Racing to the rendezvous point, Simon is forced to wait with scores of other anxious parents as one by one, they are reunited with their children. Their numbers dwindle, eventually leaving Simon alone. That is when he learns that Jake is the only child missing.
As his worst nightmare unfolds, Simon’s thoughts race. Where is Jake? What happened in those final moments? Jake could not have done this—or could he? Did Simon miss the signs? As rumors begin to ricochet, amplified by an invasive media and the fear swallowing their community, Simon must find answers.
But there is only one way to understand what has happened . . . he must find Jake.
“Harrowing.” —New York Times Book Review
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49 of 52 people found the following review helpful. Compelling and intense By PT Cruiser I was drawn into this novel to the point where I could barely put it down after reading the first five pages. Bryan Reardon takes the reader inside the brain of Simon Connolly, a stay-at-home dad, father to Jake and his younger sister, Laney, and husband of Rachel, a successful lawyer. It's written in the first person. Simon's words make him a believable character who struggles with worrying too much about his children and worrying that he's doing what is best for them. As the story goes on, his intense love for his family becomes very evident. The shooting at the school happens several pages in and the following chapters go back and forth between the aftermath of the shooting and Jake at various stages of his life, beginning before his birth. That's all I'm going to say about the events that unfold because I don't want to give away any part of this well written story.School shootings that we read about in the news are horrifying. Reardon does an amazing job of bringing the reader into the lives of this family and the absolutely devastating effect it has on them. The story is as much about Simon as it is about Jake. There were times while reading that I felt almost like I couldn't breathe because of the raw intensity of emotions. I was moved to tears at times. He tells about what we don't see on the news or read in the papers. I may have chosen this book out of some type of morbid curiosity about these situations, but that quickly turned to empathy for the characters. And although this is a novel, it reads very much like a true account. There is no flowery literary prose here. Simon Connolly's character speaks like a real guy with a few rough edges and a lot of raw honest emotion. This is a story I won't forget.
36 of 38 people found the following review helpful. Inside a parent's worst nightmare By E.M. Bristol Part-time freelance writer Simon has been a stay-at-home-husband since the birth of his two kids, while his wife, Rachel, works outside the home as a lawyer. Somewhat conflicted about the reversal of traditional gender roles but well-meaning, he navigates the waters of parenting, such as playdates and coaching little league. While his daughter, Laney, appears to effortlessly make friends, his older son, Jake, is shyer and appears more selective when it comes to bonding with others his age. Since Simon is introverted himself, he fluctuates between wanting to urge his son to be more social and letting him make his own friends. When Jake befriends a boy his age who seems "different," Simon again is torn (he has always encouraged his son to be empathetic but doesn't like the child at all in question). When the book opens, his children are now teenagers, and SImon has just received a text from their high school instructing them to go to a nearby church and wait, as there has been a school shooting. As the children are reunited with their parents and news comes in, it appears that both Jake and his friend were somehow involved. As the public and the media rush to condemn Simon and Rachel for their role in the shooting, Simon must find a way to find his missing son and hold onto his belief in his son's innocence - even as evidence mounts to suggest otherwise."Finding Jake" raises questions all parents confront at some point. How much control should a parent exert over his/her children's social life? What do you do if your child's friend gets him to do things that are downright dangerous? What happens if a bit of advice inadvertently winds up having horrible consequences? Though this book features a school shooting, it is not mainly about bullying. I won't spoil the end, but I'll just say that it did not go down the path I thought it would. As a reader, I found myself judging (and misjudging) the characters, based on incomplete information, just as those outside the family did in the story. Though I felt that the way Simon and Rachel handled the aftermath of the event wasn't delved into enough (including how it affected their daughter), this was a thought-provoking and heartfelt read.
50 of 56 people found the following review helpful. Finding Jake By Kindred How odd to review a book about a school shooting on the day one occurred in my state though it wasn’t nearly as tragic as the one depicted in Finding Jake. In this tale we get the when and how with a modicum of why even if there could never be justification. The question here was who was involved and was Jake one of the shooters. All the evidence points to yes. Can his family live with the truth? Will they find Jake or will the police?The Connolly family was almost like any upper middle class family with two teenage kids. The only somewhat unusual factor was the stay at home dad. And frankly, what a neurotic insecure dad he is, although maybe the author’s intention was to show how drastically a crisis like a shooting unmoors even the strongest parent. He questions his every move and wonders how much his seeming lack of social skills and insecurities affect his kids. Luckily his daughter seems to take after her gregarious mother while Jake may be too much like his father, shy and unable to connect easily. Jake does make one particular friend that unnerves his father who does everything he can to dissuade his son from being too tied up with the boy. So why does this friend become involved with the tragedy, and how did Jake become involved?I guess pages of soul searching is to be expected with a story like this but it began to grate after a while. The writing is serviceable and the author does a good job of switching between the present and the past chapter to chapter tying it together. But the parents seem unrealistically involved in their children’s lives and yet unreachable in some unidentifiable way. And dad is so insecure and questions his every move to the point that I wanted to shake him occasionally. I also found parts of the narrative and reactions to events to be unrealistic. But then again, what is a normal reaction to such an abnormal event? Try to overlook the plot holes and maybe you’ll come away feeling much better about your own normal and mundane family. Because no one wants their family to be tested like this.
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