
"Fake ID" is a gripping young adult mystery that plunges 16-year-old Chastity into a desperate search for her mother, who disappears on Chass's birthday. Having lived a life of assumed identities and constant relocation, Chass is forced to confront the dangerous secrets her mother kept. With a ticking clock of six days before she's placed in foster care, Chass must piece together clues about her true identity and her family's past, all while evading a deadly pursuer. This book explores themes of identity, trust, family loyalty, and resilience, making it suitable for mature middle schoolers and high school students who enjoy suspenseful thrillers. Parents should be aware of the prominent themes of peril and separation from a parent.
Sixteen-year-old Chastity and her mother have been on the run since Chass was a baby, assuming new identities in every town. She doesn't know why they are running, who her father is, or even her real name. But then on the night of Chass's sixteenth birthday, her mother disappears. The cops find her abandoned car, blood matching her DNA, and a purse containing six ID cards. Chass can't believe her mother is dead; she knows that her mom just had to go on the run again, this time to protect Chass. Chastity has only six days to find her mother before she's put into foster care—but someone else is looking for Chass. Someone deadly.