Fearless: Double Edition #3: Run (#3) & Shock (#27)

by Francine Pascal

#3: RUN Sam is gone. No, not just gone. Someone's taken him. Kidnapped him to get to me. And i have only three hours to find him, or Sam is going to die. All because of me. It all began in a funky... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689859260
• ISBN13: 9780689859267
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher

Customer Reviews

no fear gene?!?

When I plucked this book off the shelf, and paid for it my mother said to me "why on earth would you read that?". I don't know what she was talking about. THIS BOOK WAS INCREDIBLE!!! It has it's only little twist of wittiness (is that a word?), action, and even a little romance. My favorite... :) This has been the first of the series, and I think i will be getting a ton more of the books. Gaia (guy - uh) is a not-so-normal girl in NY. The reason she is not so normal is because she has literally no fear. She was born without the fear gene...strange, huh? Her father made her train in kung-fu, tai-chi, tae kwon do, karate, and any other kind of defence-attack thing. Then her father *being in the CIA or something* leaves her, and her mother dies, and she is put in a foster home with George *who likes her* and Ella *who is 30 something and acts like she is 17*. Gaia goes to a new school, and all that stuff. She meets Ed, a handycapped person, and they become sort of friends. Gaia loves to play chess, and she plays all the time with this old man named Zolov. She meets Sam playing chess too...you never know, there might be some kind of thing behind it all *as the second book is called 'Sam'... READ TO FIND OUT!!!*another note* I thought that this book was ok for the first half of the book, but when all the action happened in the middle, I couldn't put it down! I encourage anyone who is looking for something different, but with a little action and romance. ^.^

This book is the best book ever!!

Fearless is an amazing story for any teenage girl. It is about a girl born without the fear gene, whose father trained her since she was little to be a fantastic fighter. She enjoys walking through Central Park of New York City, just to prove thugs wrong who think they can attack innocent teenage girls. The story has humor with her witty thoughts about what is going on in her head, along with what is going on in other character's heads. There is also a person who broke the wall she built around her heart, Ed, her new best friend. Then there is Sam, who likes/hates her, and who also happens to be going out with Gaia's enemy. I love this book because it is action-packed, with a little romance, but it also relates a lot with me, and probably other teenagers as well. She deals with trying to fit in, starting a new school, being self concious about the way you look, and thinks about a lot of the other popular issues with teenagers. The story isn't too believable when you think about it, but while you read it, you believe she has no fear, and it is just a part of her life. I enjoy thinking about all the different things that I would do or would happen to me if I had no fear as well.

One of the Best Teen Books out there!

This is probably one of the best teen series books I've ever read. It is written in many different POV's giving you different perspectives of everything. This series tackles real life issues, living in New York. It's not some sappy, corny novel. It is exciting, intense, witty, adventurous, and even a little romance is put in. I'd reccommend trying to buy as many of the books in the series at once, because once you finish reading one, your dying to know what happens in the next book. Francine Pascal has done a wonderful job writing these books. They are a big change from her normal Sweet Valley books. Put this book in your shopping cart now, and don't forget to get the rest too! A new book comes out every month!

Surpassed expectations

When I was younger (I'm 17), I was a big fan of Pascal's SVH series. I eventually outgrew them, but recently I needed an easy read for my boring classes, and this happened the be the first book I saw. The premise of a girl born w/o the fear gene seemed interesting, so I bought it. Once I began, though, I could *not* put it down! This is obviously aimed for an older audience, and it has everything: clever writing, wit, emotion, romance...everything you could want from a book. Also, I'm an obsessed fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and I found this to be very similar in writing style and theme. I would completely recommend Fearless, and I'll probably recommend the next two I just bought. I'm even using the very beginning "journal entry" for an acting class monologue. The only complaint I have is that it wasn't long enough!

It's the best book I've ever read!

After reading Barbara Steiner's Fearless, I was already waiting for her next book to come out. It was so interesting, I could hardly put it down. Fearless is a book about a girl named Gaia and she was born with out the fear gene. She got into all sorts of trouble, such as fights in the streets and is grounded everyday by her parents. Gaia is the most intelligent girl I've ever read about. She is smart in more ways than one. I mean, she is good at her school work and she seems to know a lot about people. Reading about her made this book even more interesting. If you like exciting fiction books, then I would recommend the book Fearless.