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The Night I Disappeared
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HELD HOSTAGE BY AN INNER WORLD
Something scary is happening to seventeen-year-old Jamie Tessman. Ever since she and her mother arrived in Chicago, she's been plagued by freaky mind-slips and vivid daydreams about her sort-of boyfriend, Webb. When Jamie's inner world starts taking her hostage and keeping her imprisoned for longer periods of time, she becomes terrified that
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In all fairness, it deserves maybe 2 1/5 stars because I never put it down. I read it in two hours but it just didn't click me with me. I kept reading hoping there would be more too it.
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Jul 22, 2011
Christina S.
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it was amazing
Recommends it for:
mystery books and trying to figure things out on their own with clues given to them little by little
Deaver, Julie Reece. (2002). The Night I Disappeared. New York. Simon and Schuster Publishing Division. (p.242)
Imagine yourself as a 17 year old girl who has no friends and living with your mom who is one of the best lawyers working on a huge case and barely ever gets to spend time with you. Living like that can make you keep secrets, with a difficult life like that; you can go a little crazy. Jamie has. The Night I Disappeared shows you that life as a teenage girl is hard, especially with a mo ...more
Imagine yourself as a 17 year old girl who has no friends and living with your mom who is one of the best lawyers working on a huge case and barely ever gets to spend time with you. Living like that can make you keep secrets, with a difficult life like that; you can go a little crazy. Jamie has. The Night I Disappeared shows you that life as a teenage girl is hard, especially with a mo ...more
This book is about a girl named Jamie that has been friends with this kid named Webb for her whole life. The first time they met, he saved her life and he is the one that understands her the most. Webb is traveling through Europe, and Jamie has to spend the summer in Chicago with her mother, who is the defense attorney for this girl. Jamie misses Webb and the case her mother is working a lot of work and she starts doing weird things. Jamie's mom is worried about her, but Jamie says she's fine. S
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My friend last year at the end of the year we had "locker clean out" day and he mysteriously had a ton of books in his locker and he gave them all away, this was one of the books along with an Edgar Allen Poe book that I happened to snag. It's been sitting on my bookshelf for about 2 years now and I never took the time out of my day to actually even read the back of the book or anything, I grabbed it because the cover was cool. Last week I had nothing to read so decided to read it and seriously
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this was a really cool book. I couldnt put it down! it was really suspenseful! my favorite part was when Jamie went back into her daydream and she saw how she killed the kidnapper and she found out what really happened that night. This book was about a seventeen year old girl named jamie tessman and how she moved to chicago. she missed her friend Webb so much that she started to daydream about him and the daydreams got so real that they actually out her in grave danger.
Morgan and her aunt have cameos in the book (from Deaver's "Say Goodnight, Gracie"), which deals with Jamie, the only child of a hardworking lawyer mother.
After moving to Boston, Jamie begins blacking out and thinking she was with her friend, Webb. The blackouts become a dangerous problem, leading her to therapy with Morgan's aunt.
Slowly, the truth about the night she met Webb unfolds, giving up a secret she's kept locked inside since she was nine.
The psychology details are very true to life an ...more
After moving to Boston, Jamie begins blacking out and thinking she was with her friend, Webb. The blackouts become a dangerous problem, leading her to therapy with Morgan's aunt.
Slowly, the truth about the night she met Webb unfolds, giving up a secret she's kept locked inside since she was nine.
The psychology details are very true to life an ...more
When I started this book, I would have never anticipated the ending! I had a pretty good idea what Jamie was trying to hide, but I never felt so surprised at an ending before!
THE FIRST 50 PAGES:
It started off good, describing the characters and what she has to deal with; especially when her mother is a very important lawyer in a very important case.
THE MIDDLE:
This is where I felt it dragged in a bit, but I soon realized each detail became important when it came to Jamie's past.
THE END:
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In This book there's a girl named Jamie Tessman and her mom is a big time lawyer. Her mother never has time for her until the summer break. Jamie experienced a couple of "daydreams" which cause her to completely black out. She was involved in a few accidents because of the black outs and a close friend,Morgan,suggests she get help. Her internal problems seemed to only get worse but with the help of Morgan's aunt she is able to identify her problem and get better. I liked how Morgan's aunt, the p
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I read this book 12 years ago when I was 12 years old and it has stuck with me over time. It was the first book I ever read that felt legitimately thrilling and full of suspense. It helped shape the way I feel suspense novels should be written, with unexpected endings or surprise twists and turns throughout. Even in my adult life I sometimes examine my memories, or lack thereof, and wonder if my survival instincts are forcing something traumatic to the back of my mind. I d ...more
I read this book 12 years ago when I was 12 years old and it has stuck with me over time. It was the first book I ever read that felt legitimately thrilling and full of suspense. It helped shape the way I feel suspense novels should be written, with unexpected endings or surprise twists and turns throughout. Even in my adult life I sometimes examine my memories, or lack thereof, and wonder if my survival instincts are forcing something traumatic to the back of my mind. I d ...more
I read this book probably about 12 years ago and it’s always stuck with me. I finally read it again and loved it just as I did then! It has everything you could ever want in a book. Drama, intensity, sadness and in the end it’s wrapped up perfectly. It makes you lose your breath and hope everything works out in the end. It shows that talking to someone doesn’t make you crazy, it allows you to get help for what you need. There is nothing wrong with getting help and working to heal yourself from a
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I read this book several years ago...at an age that may have been a bit young to read this book.
However, it has stuck with me my whole life.
Not to toot my own horn, but I am usually extremely good at being able to guess the twists and turns a book tries to throw at you.
And although there were times I knew something was up and I had theories about each, I never would have guessed the ultimate twist at the end.
I honestly cannot remember if the writing style was impressive or not. But the story li ...more
However, it has stuck with me my whole life.
Not to toot my own horn, but I am usually extremely good at being able to guess the twists and turns a book tries to throw at you.
And although there were times I knew something was up and I had theories about each, I never would have guessed the ultimate twist at the end.
I honestly cannot remember if the writing style was impressive or not. But the story li ...more
Me rereading a book I havent seen in at least 10 years is a little shocking. This is a pretty thorough PTSD story that completely envelopes you. I'm having some personal feelings about it that I'm unsure about, but I read this in two hours. It literally is like a movie. And the book is twenty years old. A young adult novel that old that holds up this well is a rare find.
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This was a great book to read, it provides a human account of what a traumatic past experience can bring you in your future. There are some things you just don't want to remember, things that you have kept locked away but manage too resurface.
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This book had some neat twists in it, and it was a fun, quick read.
One of my favorites from childhood. The book that hooked me on thrillers. Need to read again.
Very good story!
Really good book. Love it!
This is my favorite book. I love it so much. And that's really all there is to it.
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An easy but delightful read. It keeps you guessing!
May 26, 2020
Kirsten Frier
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The Night I Disappeared by Julie Deaver is about a girl named Jamie and how moving to a new city can unravel her past.
Read it a long time ago. It's been stuck with me eversince.
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The Night I Disappeared, was about a girl named Jamie who has had a traumatic incident happen to her as a kid, and as a way to cope she came up with an imaginary friend named Webb. Webb was her friend from 9 years old to 16, until her reality came to a sudden halt. When she, and her mom went to Chicago for a big trial her mom was working on she starts to have such vivid daydreams she cant tell whats true and whats not. When she meets a Psychiatrist, they go through her memories trying to see why
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After a rocky end to her junior year, Jamie also finds out she'll be moving (for the summer anyways) to Chicago with her mom while she tries a big case. This only gets worse when she finds out that Webb, her crush, will be without technology and living off the grid as he goes backpacking through Europe. When Jamie meets her new friend Morgan, will Jamie's shaken reality destroy her? Or will she embrace her new reality?
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After a rocky end to her junior year, Jamie also finds out she'll be moving (for the summer anyways) to Chicago with her mom while she tries a big case. This only gets worse when she finds out that Webb, her crush, will be without technology and living off the grid as he goes backpacking through Europe. When Jamie meets her new friend Morgan, will Jamie's shaken reality destroy her? Or will she embrace her new reality?
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The book, The Night I Disappeared by Julie Reece Deaver, is a great book and I would definitely recommend it. Its about a girl, named Jamie who has this friend named Webb. She says that Webb has always been there for her, and that he’s her only friend. The weird thing is, is that no one else knows who Webb is, besides Jamie.
Jamie’s mom, is a lawyer. She defends people who’s been accused of doing a crime. Over the summer, when Jamie was out of school, her mother has to go to Chicago to defend a ...more
Jamie’s mom, is a lawyer. She defends people who’s been accused of doing a crime. Over the summer, when Jamie was out of school, her mother has to go to Chicago to defend a ...more
When Jamie goes to California with her lawyer mother for an important trial, leaving her best friend Webb behind, Jamie finds herself having vivid daydreams about Webb. At first she thinks that it's just because she misses him. Even though she's made an awesome new friend in California, she feels so lost without Webb.
But when the daydreams start making her blackout, Jamie can't deny that something more is happening to her than missing Webb--it's almost like she's been using Webb to protect herse ...more
But when the daydreams start making her blackout, Jamie can't deny that something more is happening to her than missing Webb--it's almost like she's been using Webb to protect herse ...more
This was one of my favorite books while in junior high/high school. It's a psychological thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat until the very last page.
Jaime has never fit in at her boarding school. The only one who seems to understand her is her boyfriend, Webb, whom she meets up with as often as possible after school. But when her mother, who's a lawyer, has to travel to Chicago for a high-profile case, Jaime is dragged along, leaving Webb behind for the first time since she was a child ...more
Jaime has never fit in at her boarding school. The only one who seems to understand her is her boyfriend, Webb, whom she meets up with as often as possible after school. But when her mother, who's a lawyer, has to travel to Chicago for a high-profile case, Jaime is dragged along, leaving Webb behind for the first time since she was a child ...more
The Night I Disappeard by Julie Reece Deaver is an interesting book at first it seeemed boring and annoying how julie always was acting like in a weird supperticious way.I would really not care the only reason i was reading this book was becasue i had to do a project for my english class and I kind didnt wanna read it but after i read one chapter i was really in it i couldnt believe it i was actually reading a book this book was about julie She believed that she had a friend that was always with
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Jamie Tessman, a 17-year-old girl faces hardships once she's moved to Chicago. Flashing from and to memories and reality, Jamie finds herself dazed and confused. Unable to recall what really happened, she remains in that condition. One day, she meets a girl named Morgan, who quickly becomes her best mate. No one seemed to notice what was happening to Jamie, not even her mom until Morgan spent more time with Jamie. Noticing her condition, she rapidly recommends Jamie to her aunt, a physician. Jam
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Having to move from sunny California to dreary Chicago, to be closer to her mom’s job as a high profile lawyer; was not Jamie Tessman’s idea of a summer dream vacation. As her mom spends all hours on her media covered murder case, trying to prove a teen’s innocence, Jamie is left to wander and daydream about her best friend, sort of boyfriend who left to go on a Europe backpacking adventure. But when reality and fantasy start to blend together and Jamie starts to get lost in her own mind. She’s
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| What's the Name o...: SOLVED. YA? Dark Novel. Girl moves town after friend/ parent/ sibling? dies. She has only one friend (Jamie?). Long book. Cover: human eye. Read before 2009. Spoiler ahead. [s] | 11 | 656 | Mar 01, 2021 05:48AM | |
| What's the Name o...: SOLVED. YA Psychological? Mystery? Girl gets in an accident on her bike, and loses or makes up a memory. Friend called Webb. Title: "vanishing"? Read around 2008-2010. Spoilers ahead? [s] | 3 | 23 | Dec 06, 2020 04:08AM | |
| Single Books : Thoughts on The Night I Disapeared? | 1 | 7 | Oct 04, 2016 03:10AM | |
| What's the Name o...: SOLVED. Girl kidnaps herself [s] | 8 | 97 | Feb 25, 2009 06:13PM |
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