This is the best book I have ever read. The end is incredible. The violence is a little bad. Like when a baby gets stuck in a refrigerator. Or when 2 parents were murdered by a hatchet. Anyway, a must read for kids 13 and up
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Surrender
(2006, Fiction - Contemporary Fiction, Written by Sonya Hartnett)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 13. -
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Common Sense says
Lyrical, award-winning thriller has twisty ending.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–16
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What Parents Need to Know
About Surrender
Parents need to know that one of the protagonists in this award-winning read is apparently dying of a gruesome degenerative disease, accidentally killed his disabled brother, and may have killed his parents as well -- and the other protagonist is an arsonist. The teen smoking and beer drinking are minor faults in comparison.
Read our full review by Matt Berman
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the strange ending. What was real? Finnigan? The murders? Gabriel dying? What really happens at the very end?
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