The young adult novel "The Creek" by Jennifer L. Holm is the dark side of suburbia through the eyes of thirteen year old Penny Carson.
Bad boy Caleb Devlin is back after a stay in juvenile hall and suddenly awful things start happening in the neighborhood including murder. Penny and her friends are convinced that Caleb is behind the crimes, but everyone has a secret on Mockingbird Lane including Penny.
Unlike most young teen heroines, Penny has a sinister side. (at one point, she attempts to cut the brake lines of Caleb's car.) Penny also develops a wild attraction to the older Caleb.
The Creek may be a little tame compared to some of the popular media aimed at teens, but elements of the novel are more adult than adolescent.
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