{"id":6014,"date":"2018-10-03T16:48:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T20:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=6014"},"modified":"2018-10-03T16:48:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T20:48:54","slug":"book-review-are-you-in-the-house-alone-by-richard-peck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-are-you-in-the-house-alone-by-richard-peck\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Are You In The House Alone? by Richard Peck"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Are You In The House Alone?<\/em>\u00a0by Richard Peck<\/p>\n

Puffin, 2000<\/p>\n

ISBN: 0141306939<\/p>\n

Available: New and Used<\/p>\n

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Editor’s note: Are You In The House Alone?\u00a0<\/em>was first published in 1977. I first read it in 1985, and our review of it is one of the earliest we published. While it is dated, given current events, it seems eerily relevant, and even more terrifying.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This is probably the first young adult novel to deal frankly with rape and its aftermath. Gail, a high school junior living in a charming New England town, is getting obscene notes and phone calls. She doesn\u2019t want to think about it, her best friend pretends nothing is happening, and when she finally tells a guidance counselor she isn\u2019t taken seriously. Isolated and terrified, she opens the door one night to let her boyfriend in and is surprised by her stalker, who happens to be her best friend\u2019s boyfriend and the son of the wealthiest family in her small town.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The chief of police tells Gail he will not arrest the boy, and a sympathetic lawyer explains that pressing charges would mean an attack on her personal life. Gail decides not to press charges, and returns to school. Another girl with an identical raincoat is then attacked on her way home and is left in critical condition.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This story shows that the rapist is not the only monster. Every person who turns a blind eye to Gail\u2019s situation, from her best friend to the chief of police, shows an ugly side that should horrify anyone who has ever needed to tell a terrible secret.\u00a0 Richard Peck, a brilliant young adult author, is effective at creating Gail’s world and is able to express the horror of her situation without getting graphic.<\/p>\n

Contains: sexual situations, violence<\/p>\n

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Reviewed by Kirsten Kowalewski<\/p>\n

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Are You In The House Alone?\u00a0by Richard Peck Puffin, 2000 ISBN: 0141306939 Available: New and Used   Editor’s note: Are You In The House Alone?\u00a0was first published in 1977. I first read it in 1985, and our review of it is one of the earliest we published. While it is dated, given current events, it<\/p>\n

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