Books like Every Move (Sidestreets) by Peter McPhee
It begins with a chance encounter: teenage Emily and her friends come to the aid of a stranger who is being bullied by a gang. Emily forgets about the incident, but the young man she helped becomes fixated on her. Only when her real love interest is attacked does she begin to understand that the stranger's interest in her has become a full-blown obsession. The book explores themes of fear, mental illness, and the dangers of the internet.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Peter McPhee
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