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THE PROJECT By Courtney Summers
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“...it’s Courtney Summers gifts us with a heartbreaking, suspenseful, and powerful young adult thriller about the downtrodden, the vulnerable, and the earnest individuals who rarely get the spotlight ”
30 • Benicia Magazine
Cooper Mickelson
“You wanted the truth. Or are you afraid of it now?” Lo Denham is an aspiring journalist who’s used to being on her own. Following a tragic car accident that killed her parents and left Lo physically and emotionally scarred, her older sister, Bea, joined an elusive community called The Unity Project. Since joining, Bea has cut off all communication with her sister. Desperate to reconnect with the only family she has left, Lo has spent six years attempting to contact Bea, but The Unity Project continues to stand in the way. The organization’s extensive charitable work and community outreach won the hearts and minds of most of the Upstate
New York region. Still, Lo is convinced that The Project is a sinister cult disguised as a loving social movement. She becomes even more certain of its danger after one of their young members dies by suicide directly in front of her. When The Project offers her an opportunity to interview Lev Warren, the group’s charismatic leader, Lo thinks she’ll finally reunite with Bea. But Lo’s big sister might not want to be found. Lo delves deeper into The Project in hopes of learning more about her sister’s life and current circumstances. In doing so, she discovers that there is more at risk than just her relationship with Bea. Her life, and others’, could be in jeopardy as well.
