A young adult novel book, Circle of Silence is one of the best reads I have had in a long time. With fast paced action and lots of drama, most teens will love this book. With a taint of romance mixed inside with a news crew, things don't get much more enlightening!
Valerie Gaines is up for the opportunity of a lifetime. With the opportunity to run a Campus News crew, ValGal is up for the challenge. Sooner than later, the story comes to her though. All with the start of a secret society. First it starts off with little pranks: underwear on flagpoles, toilets in the hallways, and so forth. But then things start getting more serious as people start getting hurt, and a student lands in a hospital without anything to say about their accident.With her team, which is quite the team: Marci, Jagger, Raul, Omar, and Henry, Val is ready and eager to crack the case right open.
Valerie Gaines is the main character of this story, and her life's dream is to become a news producer. With 2 brothers and 1 sister, her house is more than just 'crowded'. With Jesse and James (the two little brothers) running around their house, and one moody and quiet Bethany, her house is quite diverse with personalities. With such a big case in her hands, Val neglects to see that what she needs is just in front of her nose.
Marci is a Korean girl, the co captain of WiHi's soccer team, and Val's best friend. She's pretty much into whatever Val is. With a steady boyfriend, Marci is a kind girl with an open heart to anything that won't wound Val.
Omar is a boy, who, very much so, acts like a girl. Very open to many different aspects of life, he's an expert camera man all the same.
Jagger is Val's ex, and not the most agreeable, according to Marci. According to Val, also, his and Val's relationship is not important to the story. He doesn't seem to really want to be in TV, and makes a point in that whenever he can.
Henry is possibly the closest to 'normal' in the group. Laid-back and easy going, he goes for what's right. Except when it comes to Marci.
With that news cast of 5, they go on an adventure which will bring them closer, if not also to their deaths. With MP going around the school, with no one actually knowing who they are, its bound to get interesting. Especially with the addition of a double agent.
Carol M. Tanzman, also author of Dancergirl, wrote an elaborate story of a teenage girl with big dreams, and an even bigger future. In a mixture of lots of danger, and high school drama, big things are brewing, and one that has to have both wits and muscle to figure out. MP is dangerous, but smart as well. Spies are everywhere. But clues only appear to those who seek them.
I recommend this to teenagers, because of the somewhat coarse language. However, the plot is very complex, and yet not very hard to follow. Its a great book which many teens will enjoy. A few things it lacked was a bit of character development. After all, even the evilest of the evils have a bit of nice in them, and the kindest of kind a bit of evil.
***I rate this book a 9.5 out of 10.***
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