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Grade 6-9-- Undoubtedly a master of suspense, Duncan has written a spellbinding tale of uniquely contemporary horror. Seventeen-year-old April Corrigan's life ends abruptly when she learns that her airline executive father has been working secretly undercover for the FBI. Now his testimony against a notorious drug dealer has placed the whole family in danger, and April and her family are quickly relocated under the Federal Witness Security Program. What begins as a temporary measure soon must become a way of life. April, an ace tennis player, has to stop playing tennis; her mother must give up a lucrative career as a children's author; their names are changed; and April's naive attempt to communicate with her boyfriend causes the violent death of an agent. The entire book is fast-paced and enthralling, but the conclusion will have readers on the edge of their chairs. April and her grandmother get involved a high-speed cross-country chase which culminates in the death of a hit man. Although some readers will not be able to imagine having to sever completely all ties with their past, they won't be able to put this book down. Don't Look Behind You is filled with booktalk potential. --Jeanette Larson, Mesquite Public Library, Tex.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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April Corrigan's life is turned upside-down when she when she learns that her father has been working secretly undercover for the FBI. When his testimony convicts a notorious drug dealer, the whole family must relocate and enter the Federal Witness Security Program. April's entire way of life changes--not just her name. And when she attempts to communicate with her boyfriend, an agent is killed. With thrills, chills, and a high-speed cross-country chase, master suspense writer Lois Duncan will leave readers breathless! --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book, Jun 4 2004

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Ashley Quintana (Gallup NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Don't Look Behind You (Paperback)

The book Killing Mr. Griffith was a good book. It entertained me most of the time, and I am a very hard person to keep entertained. I read this book about seven or eight months ago. The highschool I went to had a program that was called AR Testing. This program required very kid in the school to read atleast two book severy nine weeks and then take test on them. You have to pass your test with atleast an eithy percent to earn credit for a portion of your English class that you are taking. So with all this time I had to read, I kept myself interested by reading alot of Luis Duncan books, and Don't look behind you was one of them.

Dont look behind you was like another version of The movie and the book, I know what you did last summer. Some kids go take a vacation and They just blew the incident off and went on acting like nothing had happened. They had no idea what they had gotten themseleves into. Little did they know, what they had hit would come back to get revenge.

I recommend this book because it's interesting.

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2.0 out of 5 stars CRAP, May 12 2004

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This review is from: Don't Look Behind You (Paperback)

I hated this book in my opinion. It was boring and predictable. Not so great. I liked a few parts in the story, like when they were moved also given new identity and a new life that was why I gave it 2 stars out of 5 stars. I didn't like this book a lot because April(main character) made so many stupid mistakes that could have cost her life. In reality people people do panic under stress but in the book they over-exjurated. i read other books by Lois Duncan and it's the same mistake. I am not planning to read another book by Lois Duncan.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Duncan Novel, May 4 2004

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This review is from: Don't Look Behind You (Paperback)

Don't Look Behind You, is one of the best Lois Duncan novels' I have ever read. It tells you the story of April who is forced to leave her life, and start a new one. She must leave her straight-A's, tennis team, great friends, and her wonderful boyfriend.
Of course being a teenager April makes everything alot harder then it should be. Constantly at the beginning she complains about how she needs to call her boyfriend. Once realizing the trouble they are in she starts to settle down. Throughout the book April seems to become more and more mature. She begins to understand what kind of situation they are in.
As the book goes on you learn more and more about how April and her family are dealing with thier situation. You also learn how they are dealing with thier new life-style.
The family has to catch small flaws like calling Valerie (april's new name), April because of the man out to kill them. April has begun to blame her dad for all of this when it really isn't his fault. He had no clue what he was getting into, or that it would affect his family in this way.
This book is a great story of a family's survival through hard times.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Lois Duncan novel
April Corrigan, a bright-minded eleventh grader, had everything going for her: she was a straight-A student, a star tennis player working towards the state championships, she had... Read more

Published on Dec 7 2003 by StarGymnast

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't Tell Anyone Anything!
A Review by Tiera

In a family of four, George, Liz, Bram, and April live a normal life. But when their father goes to court for smuggling drugs, and almost gets shot. Read more

Published on Oct 31 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Mysterious Family
This book is prefect for young adults. It is a real thriller. You wonder how you would feel if you had to start your whole life over and you lost all you've ever had. Read more

Published on Oct 30 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Look Behind You
Out of all of Lois Duncan's books, this one is probably my favourite. I loved to see April go through something so scary! Read more

Published on Oct 27 2003 by Nadine

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE THIS BOOK
This really has to be one of her better books. I read this book ages ago and I can still remember it like yesterday. Read more

Published on Sep 6 2003 by A. Gilliland

4.0 out of 5 stars Heart-Stopping Action
Don't Look Behind You is about a girl named April and her family who has to go under the Witness Protection Program to avoid hitmen who are hunting them down. Read more

Published on May 19 2003 by Quynh

4.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful non average teenage life
A Review by Amy

April Corrigan didn�¿t know that this was her last normal day in Norwood, Virginia when she woke up. Read more

Published on April 4 2003