false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174410026m/393715.jpg 393715 5 It’s a hot, hot summer, and in the depths of the Toronto Transit Authority’s Lost and Found, 17-year-old Duncan is cataloging lost things and sifting through accumulated junk. And between Jacob, the cranky old man who runs the place, and the endless dusty boxes overflowing with stuff no one will ever claim, Duncan’s just about had enough. Then he finds a little leather book. It’s a diary filled with the dark and dirty secrets of a twisted mind, a serial killer stalking his prey in the subway. And Duncan can’t make himself stop reading.<br><br>What would you do with a book like that? How far would you go to catch a madman?<br><br>And what if time was running out. . . .<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i> 383274 10 5 2005 Acceleration (Readers Circle) total:461|5:115|4:175|3:129|2:38|1:4| 461 1742 648 135 5 1 false false Sat Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 14:33:17 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 18 22:39:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Feb 20 22:39:02 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 22:39:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 19:09:37 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 10:30:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 04 12:38:36 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 12:37:02 -0700 2009 Home-grown talent

Acceleration is a surprisingly entertaining and fast-paced teen thriller, set in Toronto. The majority of the story plays out on the property of the Toronto Transit Commission, which makes the story that much closer to home for someone like me, who has been a TTC rider f...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 21 12:41:49 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 12:42:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 06:11:12 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 06:24:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 20:05:40 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 15:09:48 -0700 2009
Duncan is working for the Toronto subway's lost and found for the summer. Among all the lost, he finds a journal, a very frightening one. The writer of this journal is a young man who has, over time, been violent and...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 05 06:52:15 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 07:31:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 12:33:30 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:33:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 14 10:06:53 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 19:14:11 -0700 2009 This book was a book that you just can't put down really. You have to finish it in one swept, as this suspenseful and mysterious atmosphere keeps you wanting for more....more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 09 17:18:29 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 07:33:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 20:11:33 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 20:15:12 -0800 2009
A bit dramatic and violent at times, the novel is full ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 15:37:43 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 15:37:18 -0800 2009 Aspects of the work that appeal, or do not appeal to teens:
The novel is quite fast-placed, and while there are not enough clues to make the crime solve-able, a reader is excited about fitting together the pieces that are found and wondering if the potential killer is someone they have already ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Mar 11 11:03:14 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 06:34:10 -0700 2009
Duncan is stuck working in the ‘morgue’ for the summer—translation: the lost and found of the Toronto subway system. It’s several feet underground, filled with tons of lost junk, and extremely boring. Until the day he finds the ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 08:56:09 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 03 09:11:42 -0800 2009 It’s such a heart pounding race, every second a new twist and a wrong turn. Darwin, just a regular 17 year old teenage boy, works in the downtown subway lost-in-found of the Toronto area. Duncan strolls through the dusty old racks and clutter of the, “morgue,” all day uncovering the publics ...

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Duncan takes a mind-numbingly boring job at the transit authority lost and found. One day, while poking around th...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jun 08 10:04:32 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 15:21:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 19 23:25:02 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 23:25:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 10:26:12 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 10:26:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 23 18:22:47 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 18:22:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=393715