Run

"Run" was a suprisingly heart wrenching read involving a girl who is left alone by her parents for the weekend. She has a secret fear of being alone in her parent's cottage which freaks her out. She befriends two guys who are bicycling through, and unsuccessfully tries to make them grilled cheese sandwiches to get them to stay! The plot thickens when the three encounter a desperate guy who robs the house. But this book will lead you into questioning what is "right", and what faith can be placed in authority. A beautiful book on all levels.

This is not your typical William Sleator book. No space monsters, no scientific concepts... it's not even written in first-person like most of his books are. It's basically a suspense book. But it's still good, and it has a lot more characterization than most of his recent books. It's also "deeper." Whether that's a good thing or not is open to question.