DELUSION ROAD

"A tense, dramatic opening scene sets the stage for Don Aker's latest work, a young adult page turner.... Aker creates compelling and highly credible characters as well as complex relationships, and he ... powerfully demonstrates that there is always more to every story, and to every individual, than meets the eye.... Taut and emotionally charged, Delusion Road will earn Don Aker new fans while pleasing readers of his previous books."
Canadian Children's Book News
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“Award-winning and bestselling author Don Aker has delivered a taut, gripping murder mystery with Delusion Road, a page-turner that will leave readers both breathlessly cheering for the protagonists and eager to experience the Bay of Fundy's shoreline and all its rocky, majestic East Coast splendour.... Aker [has] keen insight into human--especially young adult--behaviour, which shines through in his engaging, jump-off-the-page characters and authentic dialogue that entice from page one. But where Aker excels is in his storytelling, creating vividly believable scenarios rife with razor-sharp tension all wrapped up in an edgy, realistic portrayal of loyalty, the lies we tell, and the strength of the human spirit."
National Reading Campaign
"Delusion Road is full of very strongly written characters whose lively interchange make the plot zing along.... [Its] gripping story of how to keep your self-esteem and respect in a sea of poisonous relationships in a typical small-town high school is emotionally riveting.... Delusion Road will resonate with both boys and girls [and] its surging momentum and compelling themes will keep them reading to the very end."
CM Magazine

SYNOPSIS

Willa Jaffrey is beautiful, rich, dating the perfect guy, and looking forward to a fabulous senior year. Enter mysterious Keegan Fraser, a handsome new student who wants no part of the games everyone plays at Willa’s high school. But it’s more than games that some people are playing, and despite their determination to stay clear of each other, it’s Keegan who must help Willa face some hard truths. Little does she know that Keegan’s past holds the darkest of secrets—and it’s about to catch up to him.
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RECOGNITION

  • Winner of the 2016 White Pine Honour Book Award
  • Shortlisted for the 2016 Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Book Award
  • Shortlisted for the 2016 Ann Connor Brimer Award
  • Shortlisted for the 2016 John Spray Mystery Award
  • Received a starred selection in the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids and Teens
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