Mostly Book Talk
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Mostly Book Talk
Episode 40 - Author Sarah Crossan talks about her new thriller, Gone for Good
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We are joined by author Sarah Crossan to talk about her new verse novel, Gone for Good . It is a read in one go thriller about the troubled teen industry. Sixteen-year-old Connie is kidnapped in the middle of the night and taken to a 'behaviour modification programme' at Silver Lake and quickly gets drawn into the mystery of where missing resident Belle has gone to.
We also talk about Sarah's thoughtful posts on social media about putting away our screens and reading for pleasure.
Sarah can be found on Instagram here.
And here are some of the books we discuss: