The Love Bombers

by Gloria D. Miklowitz

When an 18-year-old Jewish girl learns her older brother Jeremy has become an Adamite, she and her brother's best friend set out to find Jeremy and question him about his new life.

199 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1980

About the author

With a relentless concern about contemporary issues and problems that affect teenagers, Gloria D. Miklowitz (USA, b. 1927) examined such topics as rape, suicide, teen marriage, divorce, AIDS, sexual abuse, and racial prejudice in her novels. She helped teen readers look at underground militias, vigilantism, religious cults, steroid use among high school athletes, and the effects of nuclear war. She enabled readers to view the famous battle of Masada from both sides. She also wrote nonfiction on a variety of subjects, from earthquakes and raccoons to President Harry Truman, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and tennis star Tracy Austin.

Reviews

[Meaghan Steeves · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is...a scary book. I was completely absorbed and read it quickly.

[Bridget · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoy reading about cults and YA so this should have been way up my alley. I didn't like the split narration and the ESP touches. It made the book feel forced without resolution.
And what about Rick?!