BOOK: Crusader by Bloor

[Frederick Muller <fmuller@TELLURIAN.NET>]

Bloor, Edward._Crusader_,1999 [0-15-201944-8]
NOTE: This is not a sequel to "Tangerine" or related to it at all.
This story centers around a mall arcade with violent virtual reality
games (no description of them at all) and a girl whose family runs
the arcade.  Fifteen-year-old Roberta knows that her mother was
murdered seven years ago but until has had a way or reason to
pursue it.  Now, in the middle of a very complex story, she finds
out who murdered her mother and who was responsible for it
happening -- she also figures out a way to save the mall from
closing.  This is not a middle school novel - not because of its
content but because of its complexity and length dealing with
death, suicide, old age, politics, hate crimes, and so much more.
There are a large collection of characters all well developed and
intertwined into the plot.  I thoroughly enjoyed this 390 page book
(with small print) but I don't see many middle schoolers in my
building attempting it.
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Frederick Muller
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