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Candor

Pam Bachorz

2009
2009
first published
  • 2009Egmont USA · ENGISBN 9781606840122
  • 2009EgmontUSA · ENGISBN 9781606841167
  • 2010Random HouseISBN 9781606841358

In the model community of Candor, Florida, every teen wants to be like Oscar Banks. The son of the town's founder, Oscar earns straight As, is student-body president, and is in demand for every club and cause. But Oscar has a secret. He knows that parents bring their teens to Candor to make them respectful, compliant--perfect--through subliminal Messages that carefully correct and control their behavior. And Oscar' s built a business sabotaging his father's scheme with Messages of his own, getting his clients out before they're turned. After all, who would ever suspect the perfect Oscar Banks?Then he meets Nia, the girl he can't stand to see changed. Saving Nia means losing her forever. Keeping her in Candor, Oscar risks exposure . . . and more.From the Hardcover edition.

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AtmosphereCosmic

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Written forMiddle grade

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ThemesMemory
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