Coverup (Fawcett Juniper)

by Jay Bennett

Book Overview

Brad doesn't remember exactly what happened on his way home from the party last night, but he does know something strange is going on. What kind of crime is Alden trying to cover up? This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449704092
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Fawcett Juniper Books by Ballantine Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.4" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

A Great Story of Friendship

This book, Coverup by Jay Bennett, is a book for the teen-aged group because it was about several teens, and the problems that they faced when drinking took hold of their lives. It was not a terribly challenging book, yet it had some intense moments of peril in it. When Brad and his life-long friend, Alden, get into some trouble after a big party, Brad can't distinguish what was real and what was not. He does remember a crash though, and lots of blood. He knows he was drinking, and dancing, and laughing, but he doesn't remember much of the ride home, except for the crash, a deserted road, and being left there, alone. When he is forced to squeeze the story out of Alden, emotions run haywire, and their friendship is tested. After several calls from a mysterious source and a new girl in town, Brad starts to find more and more clues that lead him down roads he never wanted to go. He starts to question himself, his parents, and his best friend. Through a turn of events Brad finally cracks the mystery, but his conclusions are more shocking than he thought! This book is filled with mystery, friendship, and some modern day problems. This book was a fantastic read, and remains one of my favorites several years after first reading it.

How Drunk Driving can lead to a lot of trouble!

A Review by BreeAlden Whitlock and Brad accidentally hit a homeless man while driving drunk on their way home. Brad returns to the crime scene the next day to find a blood stained watch with the initials P.H.S. engraved on the back. Ellen Hansen came into town to visit her father. When Brad and Ellen meet its love at first site. Brad is now challenged to tell the truth to Ellen knowing she might leave him. He could also hide it from her knowing things might or might not work out. Either choice could result to loss and grieving for both of them. I enjoy reading mystery books of any sort. "Coverup" appealed and related to me in a way I least expected. Drinking and driving is a common problem with many teenagers. It shows how fast a simple situation can change from fun to drastically serious! "Coverup" is a real page-turner! From the beginning it starts our so incredibly descriptive that you are begging for more time to read! "He awoke in a cold sweat, pale and trembling, his eyes wildly trying to pierce the black night." I would strongly recommend this book to anyone that doesn't enjoy reading. It is a fairly short book that races by page after page. After completing the book I looked back on it asking myself if I actually read that book. "Coverup" gets you hooked on reading. The vocabulary can easily be understood too. Bennett's writing is clear and precise. I enjoyed this book and so will you!

How Drunk Driving Can Lead to a Lot of Trouble!

Alden Whitlock and Brad accidentally hit a homeless man while driving drunk on their way home. Brad returns to the crime scene the next day to find a blood stained watch with the initials P.H.S. engraved on the back. Ellen Hansen came into town to visit her father. When Brad and Ellen meet its love at first site. Brad is now challenged to tell the truth to Ellen knowing she might leave him. He could also hide it from her knowing things might or might not work out. Either choice could result to loss and grieving for both of them. I enjoy reading mystery books of any sort. "Coverup" appealed and related to me in a way I least expected. Drinking and driving is a common problem with many teenagers. It shows how fast a simple situation can change from fun to drastically serious! "Coverup" is a real page-turner! From the beginning it starts our so incredibly descriptive that you are begging for more time to read! "He awoke in a cold sweat, pale and trembling, his eyes wildly trying to pierce the black night." I would strongly recommend this book to anyone that doesn't enjoy reading. It is a fairly short book that races by page after page. After completing the book I looked back on it asking myself if I actually read that book. "Coverup" gets you hooked on reading. The vocabulary can easily be understood too. Bennett's writing is clear and precise. I enjoyed this book and so will you!

Coverup

Jay Bennett an author of suspense has written the book about two best friends who got drunck at a party they drove home and on their way home they had an accident.One of the two friends denied that an accident happened. the other friend was sleeping in the car and did not know what happened.When he woke up he had a weird felling that something had happened and he did not know what it was.This non-fiction book kept me reading, I just coudn't put it down.I like the book because it was very interesting and I coudn't wait to see what was going to happen at the end.Jay Bennett has written a series of suspense books. I would recommend it to people who have patience.The theme of the book is that friends should be honest with each other or really bad things woud happen to ruin your friendship.

Drunk driving leads to trouble for two teens.

The consequences of teen drinking and driving are explored in this quick, excellent read. While driving home from a party with his friend Alden behind the wheel, Brad, the main character and narrator, knows something happened but isn't quite sure what. Brad works to fill in gaps in his memory that were created by drunkeness. Themes of stifiling the truth and uncovering the real people hiding behind the masks they wear are strong themes in this fast-paced novel.