The Last Safe Place on Earth — Richard Peck

Walden Woods looks like the perfect place to be a 10th grader�"especially from Todd's house on Tranquility Lane. He's even found the perfect girl, the mysterious Laurel. But when something frightens his little sister so that she has nightmares, and a parent group tries to ban “evil” books from the school libraries, Todd begins to wonder what dark forces are at work in this “ideal” community.

A provocative new novel by a highly honored author that speaks to today's issues of censorship and fundamentalism.