Torched

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12+
Release Date
March 05, 2009
ISBN
0399246452
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When Ellie's parents are busted for possession of marijuana, the FBI gives her a choice: infiltrate the Mother Earth Defenders (MED), a radical environmental group, or her parents will go to jail. At first, Ellie is more than willing to entrap the MEDics, but the more time she spends undercover, particularly with Coyote, the green-eyed MEDic that she can't stop thinking about, the more she starts to believe in their cause. When talk turns to murder, Coyote backs out, but Ellie is willing to risk everything to save her family. even if it means losing Coyote and putting her own life on the line.
April Henry, author of the acclaimed YA thriller Shock Point, pulls an issue straight from the headlines as she deftly explores what happens when good intentions get out of hand. With the environment a hot topic, this blend of explosive action and romance will make Torched a must-read for all suspense lovers.

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Ellie's parents are busted for growing drugs in their own house. However, the FBI offers Ellie a chance to get her parents out of jail: inflitrate the Mother Earth Defenders, an environmental group. They suspect that the group will soon turn to violence and they need evidence. As every day goes on, Ellie falls more and more in love with Coyote.
I thought Torched was a quick and easy read. It opened my eyes to a lot of current environmental issues and to what some extremes activists would take to prove their point. I thought it had enough action to grab my attention.
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