Party Line

Mark Carney, a lonely high schooler, promised his mother he would stop calling teen chat lines, especially after their high phone bill. But Mark's completely addicted and starts up again, mainly as a way to meet girls.Unfortunately, someone else also has the same idea as Mark, except the mystery caller kidnaps the girls he meets. With the help of his new girlfriend (Janine, who he met on the party line), Mark sets out to trap the kidnapper by using Janine as bait. Although risky, the plan works as expected--but maybe a little too well, because now Janine's the next possible victim.The beginning of "Party Line" is pretty slow and boring with Mark struggling to meet girls and, once successful, trying to balance two relationships at the same time--one with Janine and another with a classmate, Marcy. However, by the end, the pace definitely picks up and makes the earlier monotony somewhat forgivable. Another plus: the identity of the kidnapper is well-hidden until the last chapter. You probably won't be able to guess him beforehand; I certainly couldn't.Although written years before Internet chat rooms became popular, "Party Line" pretty much captures the same games and danger associated with anonymous dating. Worth reading if you like teen thrillers.

This book was the bet book I've read in a while . I don't like to read but I got hooked on this one. It was great!! You could almost see Nicky & Janine.totally insiring.

My sister bought about a million of these types of books and she gave me this one to read. That was a while ago, but I ordered it online again when I found out I could because I loved Party Line. Mark's charachter is not unlike mine when I was younger. Party Line instilled me with a confidence in myself I wouldn't have had otherwise. It showed me, when nothing else could, that even the very shy and lonely can still find happiness. Even if you have to battle a crazy kiddnapper to find it! :) My favorite part "I'll just say the page numbers as I don't want to spoil any of it" are pages 97 and 98. READ THIS BOOK, if you get the chance.

I have loved this book since I was 10 yrs old. I'm 18 now and still this book and others like it.

I usually don't get into reading, but my teacher made us read a book before school started. I was totally bummed, until my friend gave me this book to read. She said it would be a great book to read because it has action, mystery, and a strong "got to keep reading" attraction. I thought it was "soooo" good, that the day I started it was the same day I finished it! This story is mainly about a lonely teenage boy, who starts out guite shy around girls. The only way he can talk to girls is to call a phone line that is sort of like a chat room. After talking to a girl on the line named Janie he feels a little more comfortable around girls. Later on in the story some thing weird is going on. Girls are mysteriously dissapearing from the town, some of which have been talking on this line. Things start to get creepy when he finds out that the girls are being kidnapped. So he and Janie decide to capture this knapper! The scary thing is that before they can catch the knapper he kidknapps Janie! Race though this mystery and try to find out WHO the mysterious knapper is, and try to find out what will happen to Janie who starts to have a crush on this shy guy!