The Accident

By Todd Strasser

Book Overview

Everyone had been drinking that snowy night when Chris's car plunged into the ravine. Luckily, Matt hadn't gone with the group. Now four of his friends are dead. Only Jason survives. Everyone blames Chris for the tragedy, and Matt doesn't like the way people talk about him and harass his family. Matt suspects there's something fishy about the investigation that followed the accident. Was it another case of drunk driving? Or was something more at stake? Matt is determined to uncover the truth, but no one is talking. What really happened that night?

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440801729
• ISBN13: 9780440801726
• Release Date: May 1990
• Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
• Age Range: 4 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

The Missing Piece

A Review by SarahThis book was about some teenagers who were drinking one night at a party and got into a car and disaster struck. Most of them were killed but miraculously one teenager survived. There was one kid that didn?t get in the car that was at the party, and his name is Matt. Matt knows something is going on about the accident that the police aren?t telling him, so he starts to investigate. People of the neighborhood are automatically assuming that the driver of the accident was a guy that always gets blamed for bad things and Matt wants to think differently. Matt searches for the missing piece.One thing that I didn?t like about this book is the title. It?s very plain and not exciting at all. This book deserves a more exciting and grabbing catch title for the good read that it has. Also, I loved how Todd Strasser put this book together. It had a good meaning to it and it explains that this is a normal type of accident that happens in life a lot around the world. It describes how drastic accidents like this really are. Lastly, I liked how the scenes were unexpected. I didn?t even suspect what was going to happen next. It kept me on a suspense that made me wasn?t to keep me reading.I recommend this book to teens that have drank alcohol before or even have had thought about it. It could help them change there mind about the situation and save there own o and everybody else?s lives. It?s a good lesson to learn and this book teaches it well.

The Accident

The Accident was a thrilling mystery and it dealt with drunk driving. It wasa dark,icy night when five drunk teenagers flew off a ravine;only one survived. Matt is the main character in the book who suspects that something was wrong that night. Chris was also a character who died that nihgt from drunk driving. everyone suspects that he was the one driving since he was known to be a "bad guy". All of the people in the town vanalize Chris's home. Meanwhile, Bobby Stewrt was Matt's best friend, and one of the five who died that night. The Stewerts are a rich family who are donating a pool tot he school. It appears as if they have something to cover up, so Matt is trying to figure out what's going on and who was driving that night. This book taught me never to drink, because if you do, you will have to face the consequences which are destructive and can lead to death. I recommend this book to people who are interested in mysteries and who want to find out who was driving.

learning a lesson

"the accident" is a book you may never forget. it teaches you not to drink and drive or you may suffer the consequenses. i definately recommend it.

Friends drinking & driving next thing there's an accident.

"The Accident" was a very interesting story. It's about a group of friends going on a skiing trip, but also drinking and driving. I like the story because it sends a perfect message to everyone through out the world, children and adults. Why drink and drive? Can people wait until they arrive at the place and then drink?

Mystery

5 people were in a car when it plunged in to a ravine. People are tormenting Chris and his family but Matt wants to know why. I knows something is going on and he is determined to fine out.This was a wonderful book and even my mom thought so! She might even recommend it to her reading group!!