Set in the future in a society obsessed with perfection, 15 year old Morgan can’t help being a bit envious of her best friend, Summer. Summer is beautiful, rich and seems to have an effortlessly perfect life. Whereas Morgan isn’t so rich, or beautiful and her younger brother Josh has Down’s syndrome, which according to the government, and society in general, is a crime. Then Josh is kidnapped and the authorities aren’t inter-ested, so Morgan and Summer decide to investigate. They, along with another teenager Jamie whose sister, Holly, has also been kidnapped, uncover a sinister plot involving the kidnapping of disabled children and find themselves in terrible danger. Can they find Josh and Holly before it’s too late?
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Violence - 2/5
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Summary
Perfect Summer is a YA Thriller. The story opens with your normal teenager stuff with Morgan and her
friend Summer. Summer seems to have the perfect life and perfect family. The author hints that there
may be danger ahead. Then Josh, Morgan’s brother that has Down ’s syndrome goes missing. My
stomach was in knots worry about what they were doing to Josh and was he still alive. I was holding my
breath as Morgan and Jamie were running from the LEF. Morgan appeared to be a normal teenager. I
felt her character was authentic (worrying about boys, makeup and her image). Then you see her
realize how trivial those things are when her brother is missing. She meets Jamie who’s sister with
cerebal palsy has also gone missing. Jamie was very resourceful and I loved how Morgan’s image of
him continued to change throughout their time together. The story line was fascinating and kept my
attention. Could also be a good book club discussion book. What role does the government play with the
‘imperfect’ people using the government’s insurance, what is morally right to do in the name of research,