Right Behind You Gail Giles
Although most novels portraying the stories of child murderers psychopaths killers or criminals use a more psychiatric approach this novel even though it is fiction takes its approach by actually using the point of view of the criminal in this case a child murderer.
Right behind you gail giles. Guilt accountability blame redemption. Like if i beat myself up about the bad stuff i did i m ignoring that i was strong enough to stop being that person. Gail giles is the acclaimed author of several psychological drama suspense novels for teens including what happened to cass mcbride shattering glass and right behind you all of which received numerous starred reviews state awards and teen choice awards. When kip was nine he set bobby clarke on fire and then spent the next four years in a mental ward for dangerous juveniles.
In a new place with a new name kip can start afresh but he ll never succeed in a normal life if he doesn t learn to manage the crushing guilt of his past. Gail giles born september 24 in galveston texas. She loves pets chocolate good movies good books and sleeping late. I think what i m doing with my life now is a lot more important than what i did when i was a stupid kid.
Do you think guilt is. Little brown 15 99 292p isbn 978 0 316 16636 2. More by and about this author. Guilty of the worst crime on his ward kip is the most civilized and intelligent child there and at 13 he is freed.
Right behind you by gail giles is a new take into the mind of a child killer. Online library right behind you gail giles right behind you by gail giles gail giles does an amazing job of keeping you at the edge of your seat and you can t stop reading this book until you get to the end. Right behind you gail giles author. Giles is a gifted storyteller to be able to make kip wade sympathetic even when he s acting abominably i think feels remorse and never blames his victim.
Perhaps savor is a more appropriate. I think a lot of young teens can relate to this book. Write about one or more of the following in your journal. Gail giles right behind you.
Dark song a fast paced psychological thriller about a girl who falls hard for the wrong boy was released on september 7 2010. Maybe not in the murdering but in the way high school is portrayed and how one night.