Panic

By Lauren Oliver

Book Overview

From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver comes a captivating, thrilling novel of fear, friendship, courage, and hope that will leave readers gasping for air. Now a television series on Prime Video, starring Olivia Welch, Mike Faist, Jessica Sula, Enrique Murciano, Camron Jones, and Ray Nicholson

E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars, calls Panic a thrill a minute. Kirkus says: Will have readers up until the wee hours, School Library Journal raves: Fast-paced and captivating.

Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a poor town of twelve thousand people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do. Heather never thought she would compete in panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors. She'd never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.

Dodge has never been afraid of panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game; he's sure of it. But what he doesn't know is that he's not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for. For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them--and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062014552
• ISBN13: 9780062014559
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Lauren Oliver

Lauren Oliver wrote my favorite book series, Delirium, therefore I have high standards from this book. I am so excited to get it!

My Favorite!

I read this book about four years ago and I re-read it every year. The trails that the characters go through (in the game, and in their lives) is intriguing and leaves you wanting more of Lauren Oliver's Writing.

Panic

When I read the synopsis I thought to myself "this book kind of sounds like Nerve" I thought Nerve was a pretty decent book so I thought I'd give it a try. If Nerve was a good book surely a series similar to it couldn't be that bad right? IT'S NOT A SERIES. It says Panic #1 so naturally I thought it would be a series. I get to the end of the book and think I don't see how this story can go from here unless they get new characters. So I looked it up and it's the only one. So I was a little disappointed with that. The book itself wasn't that bad though. The game is called Panic, the game takes place in summer and only seniors from the previous year can participate. You get challenges and you must complete them or you fail. The stakes are high 60 thousand dollars high. Who will win?