Grant,
Vicki. Triggered. Orca 2013 122p $9.95 ISBN 978-1-4598-0526-2
ms/hs Conflict VG-BN
In this story of a romance turned sour,
the chapters alternate between the two lead characters’ points of view. Mick wants to break off his romance with
Jade, who is incredibly needy and irritating.
But by appealing to him to help her with her ailing little brother, she
manages to hold on to Mick and undermine his burgeoning relationship with a new
girl in their class. Every time Mick
thinks he is free of Jade, little brother Gavin has another severe migraine,
and Mick is over at their apartment again.
Jade’s chapters are told in diary form, and she clearly is under the
delusion that Mick still loves her and wants to attend the spring dance with
her. When we read Mick’s chapters, we
get a look at what he is really thinking and how his concern for Gavin is
genuinely keeping him involved with Jade.
The somewhat surprising ending will educate readers about a
psychological condition that is all too real, Munchhausen syndrome by
proxy. Reluctant readers will keep
turning those pages!
Summary: Mick wants to break off his romance with Jade, but she makes it
very difficult for him, and the fact that her little brother is counting on his
continuing presence does not help the situation.
Munchhausen
Syndrome by Proxy-Fiction, Romance-Fiction --Carol
Kennedy
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