Lockdown+by+Alexander+Gordon+Smith

273 pages

Summary: Alex and his friend Toby are thieves but not killers. They go around and steal from houses when there owners are away, but they would never kill anyone. One night, when a burglary goes terribly wrong, Toby is shot and Alex is framed for the murder of his best friend. But the men who really killed Toby had it all planned out. No one believes Alex when he says he didn't do it. He is condemned to a life in Furnace Penitentiary, a secure prison a mile below the surface of the earth built especially for young offenders. But what the public doesn't know is that Furnace is ruled by big men in black suits, vicious dogs that run through the prison at night, and terrible creatures that come to snatch you away in the dead of night. In Furnace your only hope is escape which, quite frankly is impossible.

Comment: This book was great. It kept me up at night and sometimes i had to put it down. This book starts out with a lot of action and keeps you guessing throughout the whole thing. I recommend this book for both boys and girls. ~missbettyboop155

COMMENTS: //**...a seriously creepy book, but left me anxious for the next one - Solitary, due out on December 21st, 2010. I couldn't stop reading it even though I was seriously nervous...even in the DEAD of night! (Hoodzie123 - Lisa)**//