When a new social network pops up promising to satisfy any need, 16-year-old Kaylee Dunham knows it’s too good to be true. It’s one thing to deliver new phones, computers, or sports equipment, but how can an anonymous* site give Kaylee what she needs — a kidney for her little brother?

    Kaylee joins NEED to please her best and only friend, Nate, but starts to worry when NEED begins asking users to complete tasks in exchange for getting what they want.

    The tasks seem harmless enough at first, until a student turns up dead, and Kaylee finds out the lengths to which some people will go to get what they think they need. Joelle Charbonneau delivers a tightly paced thriller packed with enough tension to keep teens hooked until the dramatic finale.

    Readers will root for* Kaylee as she faces down hateful classmates, a mother who doesn’t trust her, and an out-of-control social network bent on* turning everyone she knows into a killer. Told through the perspective* of multiple students entangled in NEED, this work raises interesting questions about the real-life dangers that could arise from operating anonymously online. Well-defined conflicts and plenty of action also make this a good choice for reluctant readers.

    In this chilling YA thriller, Charbonneau, author of the best-selling “Testing” trilogy, examines not only the dark side of social media, but the dark side of human nature as well.

    The book is available at online bookstores like jd.com.(SD-Agencies)