The Body of Christopher Creed

Reader reviewed by Crystal Hope aka Shadow Fairy

As a fifteen year old bookworm, I have read many books in my time. However, I have never stumbled upon an author quite like Carol Plum-Ucci. In "The Body of Christopher Creed," she sucks the reader in and will not let go until the book is over. Everytime I was forced to put the book down, my mind wandered. I couldn't quit thinking about it.

What I love about this book is its psycology and ability to amaze. She captures a teenager's mind so perfectly, and proves how something small, someone seemingly insignificant, can turn a life upside down. To me, the characters were real, some very much like people in my own life. It stunned me.

I give this book five stars, because it is so brilliantly written. It was spooky, suspenseful, and almost irritatingly unsolvable. I love this book, and would reccomend it to anyone.

Reader reviewed by Mary

When Christopher Creed disappears no one seems to care..that much at least. Chris was the kind of kid who has no friends. But what unsettles the town the most about the boy is that his body hasn't been found and there is no trace. The fact is he just DISAPPEARED. One kid, Torey and his two friends are unwilling to let it go. They are determined to find out the truth about Chris Creed no matter what the costs. But as each revelation is uncovered they find themselves digging themselves into a hole that they may never be able to get out of.



This book will force you to change the way you think about people around you. To realize that even the littlest things you say can affect others. Pick up this book. You won't regret it.

Reader reviewed by Paris

I thougth this book was very good! I was a Sophmore in high school when I read this book. I would always see it on my teachers shelf and one day decided to read the back of it. I was hooked to what I had read. The book kept me wondering and guessing. When I finly got to the ending, it made me really wonder and makes you really think. GOOD BOOK!!

Reader reviewed by douglas

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Reader reviewed by linda

The Body of Christopher Creed is about a murder that tore a town, a family, and a high school apart. Christopher was that geeky guy we all know, the one who doesnt seem to fit in and says the weirdest things at the wrong time. Who knew that Christopher had secrets, deep emotions, and friends who would go to great lengths to solve his disappearance? These friends are Torey Adams, Bo Richardson, and Bos girlfriend Ali. Torey Adams narrates the story from his point of view of living in Steepleton; he is a football star, has a popular girlfriend, friends, a nice car, and a good family. Chris was basically the opposite of that: unpopular, uncoordinated, and he had a mother who never let him have any social life. She kept him locked in his room, safe from the "bad" things, such as cliques, drugs, and alcohol.
In a small, close-knit town, Bo, the outsider boon is immediately suspected. At first Ali and Torey are just trying to clear Bos name but in the end Torey is on a life-long quest to understand Chris and his disappearance. They try to steal his diary but end up incriminating themselves and Torey begins to find himself distanced from his other friends by his growing understanding of the importance of compassion toward those who are different. No one is quite sure whether Chris is a runaway, a suicide, or a murder victim, but fingers start pointing at everyone except who they should really be pointing to: themselves. Everyone in the town had something to do with it, each placing a straw on the camels back, but one day the back broke and no one stepped up to acknowledge the slightest bit of guilt.

I loved this book and the many techniques Carol Plum-Ucci used in creating such a wonderful story. I liked how she built up her characters so that they were believable and she had me cheering for them in the end. I also think the way she put a story within a story was creative. She was able to masterfully heighten the suspense, though the book dragged a little in the beginning. It totally made up for it in the end when Torey was in the Indian Burial grounds searching for Christopher Creeds body. I really like the fact that she ended the book openly, so that you believe whatever you want to believe, not something she tells you. The ending was brilliant, especially the replies to the website Torey put up about Chris disappearance. They showed different perspectives and made me think about the book even more; if you have read the book youll know which reply I liked best.

Reader reviewed by Vanessa

This book was a very intriguing read, which is really good as I don't get to read this suspense books often. The author tackled some issues well, and I found the ending very satisfying, as I could never have come up with something as creative as that. Well done, Carol Plumucci! I recommend this book. :)

Reader reviewed by bookworm9

Torey is looking back on an earlier high school experience when the class "loser," Christopher Creed, disappears. A long-time social outcast, Chris is now the topic on everyone's minds, since no one is quite sure whether he ran away or committed suicide. With no clues in sight, Torey himself becomes a prime suspect when his snooping and unusual interest in what happened drive him away from his friends and into a confrontation with Chris's parents. So what really did happen to Chris...?

This was an engaging book, and provided some interesting insight into the dynamics of friendship and "outcast-ness." The ending is ambiguous, but worthy.

Reader reviewed by Ooblick

hey i think this book is very interesting and sure was a mystery............... just wat i was lookin for!!! i absolutely LOVE mystery books! in my opinion about mystery i think they r the BEST kind of books that were ever thought of!! well i dont have much time to write this review so there r just a few more thigs i want to say and they r...................! i think that this book needs a little improvements like........ i think that it needs to be a little more nonconfusing about everything and another thing is that when u get done writing about somethin really really good in a chapter i think u should not start somethin new in the next chapter and then the next chapter after that i think u should start up wit that mystery from 1 chapter before that is jus a couple suggestions i have for u after reading such a GREAT book!!!!!!!!!!!! luv ya lots and hope u write more and more books!!!!!!!!!! -Ooblick

Reader reviewed by Supergirl101

This book is so awesome it keeps your attention you just can't wait till you find out what happens at the end! I htink there needs to be more books out there like this one for young adults. Books like this would keep them reading instead of wachting so much T.V. I know thats what it did for me!
My favorite part about it was all the little twist and turns it has in it. You think something is going to happen and then it dosen't which is really cool. Its so awesome that I found this book!

Reader reviewed by Vedge

The Body of Christopher Creed is a breathtaking book about friendship and trust. It's an exciting and heartbreaking book, which catches the readers eye the moment you start reading it. It's an interesting book, and i would especially recommend it to teenagers. Throughout the whole book i think there wasn't a moment where i found the book boring. There is a tremendous amount of suspense and drama in the book, which causes the book to be even more interesting. I felt alot of sympathy for Torey, the main character, and found it hard to believe that even his childhood friends didn't believe him. Overall i loved this book!!