Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Fitzpatrick, B. (2009). Hush, hush. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

ISBN: 9781416989417 (Hardcover)

Price: $17.99; 391 pages

Other Formats: paperback, eBook, audio book

Recommended for ages 15 and older 

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Awards: 

 

  YALSA Teen's Top Ten 2011 Nominee

Nominated for Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award           

 A Publishers Weekly bestseller  

  A USA Today bestseller

Over 50 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List
YALSA's Teens' Top Ten pick    

(Retrieved from  Author's website )

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Annotation: Nora is literally caught in the battle between good and evil. Which side can she truly trust?

Nora Grey has not quite recovered from her father’s unexpected death.  Because of his passing, Nora’s mother took a job that requires extensive traveling; therefore, Nora is often home by herself. If it were not for her best friend Vee, Nora would be completely alone. Nora enjoys school and is a rather good student. One day, her teacher forces her to become lab partners with the strange new boy named Patch. Nora cannot quite put her finger on it, but she knows that there is something definitely off about this guy. Patch is cocky, brazen, and downright rude to Nora, but for some reason, she tolerates Patch’s advances, even though she tells herself that she is not romantically interested in Patch in the slightest. Why is she thinking about Patch so much? He literally is getting inside her head; Nora just discovered that Patch has telepathic powers. Who is Patch, really, and what is he hiding? 

What Other Teens are Saying: 

 

“I read 3 hours each day. My favorite genres are fantasy and science fiction. Right now, I am reading the Ranger’s Apprentice series, and I actually think it is better than Harry Potter. “ (Jack R., age 13).