272 pages · Released 2013 · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Content report card
Panic parent’s guide: what’s inside
High confidence
LGBTQ+ themes
Unsure
What it offers
Educational value
Some · 2/5
A note for parents
Panic addresses serious crimes including kidnapping and sexual abuse, making it appropriate for mature teens rather than younger readers. The story centers on a dance troupe dealing with real trauma and fear as one member disappears, treating these themes with gravity and realism. While the book emphasizes community support and resilience, the subject matter is heavy and requires emotional maturity to process.
As rehearsals begin for the ballet version of Peter Pan, the teenaged members of an Ohio dance troupe lose their focus when one of their own goes missing.As rehearsals begin for the ballet version of Peter Pan, the teenaged members of an Ohio dance troupe lose their focus when one of their own goes missing.
