CANDOR
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Oscar Banks has everything under control. In a town where his father brainwashes everyone, he's found a way to secretly fight the subliminal Messages. He's got them all fooled: Oscar's the top student and the best-behaved teen in town. Nobody knows he's made his own Messages to deprogram his brain. Oscar has even found a way to get rich. For a hefty price, he helps new kids escape Candor, Florida before they're transformed into cookie-cutter teens. But then Nia Silva moves to Candor, and Oscar's carefully-controlled world crumbles.
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Honors for CANDOR
- a Junior Library Guild selection
- an Indie NEXT selection
- a YALSA 2011 Popular Paperback
- a CYBILS 2009 award finalist
- a 2010-2011 Florida Teens Read Title
- a 2010-2011 Black Eyed Susan award nominee
- a 2010 Highly Recommended Books for Young Readers by the Boston Authors Club
- a 2010 choice by the Cooperative Children's Book Center
- a 2011 nominee for the Cumbrian Secondary Schools' Spellbinding Book Award
Readers Love CANDOR!
"A compelling story that quickly becomes a page-turner. Be prepared for a chilling ending." -Publishers Weekly
"Gripping debut novel...this is a book that stays with you long after the final page." -Shelf Awareness
"A very intelligent teenage thriller, and a spooky one....a great crossover book."--Publishers Weekly Children's Bookshelf
"A well-reasoned, creepily possible first novel." --Kirkus Reviews
"A timely and compulsively readable page-turner that has a powerfully affective ending." --School Library Journal
"A credibly horrifying psychological thriller" -- The Times of London
"A can't put down read that will you have you turning the pages, anxious to find out what happens next." --A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
"Brilliantly written debut novel...the ending of CANDOR was shocking!" -Sharon Loves Books and Cats
"Pam Bachorz's creation of both characters was brilliant." -Reading Rocks
"Fascinating and chilling...very reluctant-reader friendly." -Jen Robinson's Book Page
"Keeps you turning pages... does a great job with character motivation." -Never Jam Today
"The ending...was so surprising. Pam Bachorz definitely wrote this book so you wouldn't see it coming." -anotherpageisused
"Very fast-paced, very edge-of-your-seat, and exceptionally hard to put down." --Lucid Conspiracy
"A brilliantly written, gripping novel. From page one, I was completely taken in by the believable teenage voice of Oscar..." --The Book Butterfly
"The ending was killer...this book was awesome." --Bookworming in the 21st Century