Paris Pan Takes the Dare
by Cynthea Liu

    PARIS PAN TAKES THE DARE by Cynthea Liu
    Category:  Contemporary
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  6/11/09
    Publisher:  Putnam
    Reviewed by:  Joan Stradling
    Rating:  5 Stars


    Twelve-year-old Paris Pan has just moved to a new town. With a crazy home life, friends who make better
    enemies, and the boy Paris has a crush on being considered a dork, this move isn't going well.

    When Paris learns a girl mysteriously died near her new house while taking the Dare (a seventh grade rite of
    passage), she's completely freaked out. And now strange noises are coming from the shed. Could the missing girl
    be trying to make contact?

    Paris and her friends dig into the past in search of answers. What they find may not help, because Paris becomes a
    reluctant participant in the Dare. This is the night that will forever change her life, uncover the truth of the missing
    girl, and reveal who her true friends are.

    PARIS PAN TAKES THE DARE draws you in and won't let you go until the end. I couldn't get enough of this
    story! Liu does such a great job of creating believable characters and realistic scenes that I had no trouble
    completely immersing myself in Paris's world. I have to admit, some of it even freaked me out a little bit.

    Don't let this one pass you by. I DARE you to read it.