When she disobeys the rules, she finds her life in grave danger. In The Third Eye, Karen's life changes when she uses her psychic powers to locate missing children. And five high-schoolers, kidnapped in Ransom, and are forced to work together to try to escape. Students may wish to read Duncan's other mysteries to allow for more classroom discussion. Pre-Reading Activity Invite a police officer to talk with the students about teenaged crime in their city or town.
Many teenaged criminals are good kids who made bad decisions.
Engage the class in a discussion about what they should do if they suddenly find themselves in a prank about to turn bad. Don't Look Behind You, are striving to be accepted by the kids at school. Ask students to discuss how each of these characters might be considered an outsider. Each girl, in her effort to be accepted, makes a bad decision and takes part in something that is very wrong. Ask students to discuss news events where poor judgment and the desire to be accepted ended in tragedy.