Mickey Bolitar has been through a lot in the past few months the tragic death of his father results in his mother becoming a drug addict who then must go to rehab. This causes Mickey to live with his Uncle Myron who he despises. At the beginning of the school year his uncle tells him stories of a crazy Bat Lady who lived in an old run down house across the street and reportedly no one has ever seen her. Well no one except Mickeys father but hes dead right? That's what Mickey thought until Bat Lady herself says a few words that will change Mickeys life forever “ Mickey… Your father isn’t dead… he’s very much alive”. Those words shook Mickey to the core but he knew it couldn't be true. He got to school for the new kid orientation and met a girl named Ashley immediately they hit it off they became an item in a way. But at the beginning of the year Ashley goes missing and three people take her place; The janitors scrawny kid named Spoon, A mysterious goth girl named Ema and the hot popular girl named Rachel. Together they will journey for answers and along the way they get more than they bargained for when three of the four of them discover the Abeona Shelter. Run by none other than Bat Lady herself. Now it's up to these three misfits and the girl who has it all to save Ashley and uncover some of the brutal truth that lies buried in Bat Lady's Garden...
Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel
By Harlan Coben
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 9 - 12 | Grades 1 - 4 | n/a | 3.7 | 63432 |
A young adult debut from internationally bestselling author Harlan Coben
Mickey Bolitar's year can't get much worse. After witnessing his father's death and sending his mom to rehab, he's forced to live with his estranged uncle Myron and switch high schools.
A new school comes with new friends and new enemies, and lucky for Mickey, it also comes with a great new girlfriend, Ashley. For a while, it seems like Mickey's train-wreck of a life is finally improving - until Ashley vanishes without a trace. Unwilling to let another person walk out of his life, Mickey follows Ashley's trail into a seedy underworld that reveals that this seemingly sweet, shy girl isn't who she claimed to be. And neither was Mickey's father. Soon, Mickey learns about a conspiracy so shocking that it makes high school drama seem like a luxury - and leaves him questioning everything about the life he thought he knew.
First introduced to readers in Harlan Coben's latest adult novel, Live Wire, Mickey Bolitar is as quick-witted and clever as his uncle Myron, and eager to go to any length to save the people he cares about. With this new series, Coben introduces an entirely new generation of fans to the masterful plotting and wry humor that have made him an award-winning, internationally bestselling, and beloved author.
Follow Mickey Bolitar on his next adventure in Seconds Away, coming out in Fall 2012!
Mickey Bolitar's year can't get much worse. After witnessing his father's death and sending his mom to rehab, he's forced to live with his estranged uncle Myron and switch high schools.
A new school comes with new friends and new enemies, and lucky for Mickey, it also comes with a great new girlfriend, Ashley. For a while, it seems like Mickey's train-wreck of a life is finally improving - until Ashley vanishes without a trace. Unwilling to let another person walk out of his life, Mickey follows Ashley's trail into a seedy underworld that reveals that this seemingly sweet, shy girl isn't who she claimed to be. And neither was Mickey's father. Soon, Mickey learns about a conspiracy so shocking that it makes high school drama seem like a luxury - and leaves him questioning everything about the life he thought he knew.
First introduced to readers in Harlan Coben's latest adult novel, Live Wire, Mickey Bolitar is as quick-witted and clever as his uncle Myron, and eager to go to any length to save the people he cares about. With this new series, Coben introduces an entirely new generation of fans to the masterful plotting and wry humor that have made him an award-winning, internationally bestselling, and beloved author.
Follow Mickey Bolitar on his next adventure in Seconds Away, coming out in Fall 2012!
Publisher: Orion
ISBN-13: 9781409150596
ISBN-10: 1409150593
Published on 6/19/2014
Binding: Paperback
