
First responders work the scene of a crash involving at least 20 vehicles that shut down a highway in Illinois, Monday, May 1, 2023.Illinois State Police say a windstorm that kicked up clouds of dust in south-central Illinois led to numerous crashes and multiple fatalities on Interstate 55. A crash involving at least 20 vehicles shut down a highway in Illinois, Monday, May 1, 2023.The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office is working to identify the other five individuals and notify their families. Officials said that one of the people who died has been identified as 88-year-old Shirley Harper of Franklin, Wisconsin. Six people were killed, all in crashes in the northbound lanes, Illinois State Police said. Monday night, officials said 72 vehicles were involved in the crash. A total of 37 people – the youngest, 2 years old, and the oldest, 80 – were transported to area hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to life-threatening. CT Monday, officers were called to multiple crashes on both the northbound and southbound sides of Interstate 55.Īround the same time, authorities whiteout conditions due to the wind blowing dirt from farm fields across the highway. ( WCIA) – At least six people are dead and dozens have been hospitalized after a multi-vehicle pileup south of Springfield, Illinois.Īccording to Illinois State Police, shortly before 11 a.m. TOUCHY AREAS-PAGES: many – violence, shooting, torture, rape, dead bodies, etc.MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ill. On a historical note, the road of the dead was a passageway, funeral processions walked along to arrive to the final resting place of the body many years ago.ĪREAS FOR TEACHING: imagery, author’s purpose, sequence of events, cause and effect The review on the back of the book mentions “brutal, vivid violence” – I totally concur. I found the book to be a little shallow and unrealistic – 2 boys taking on an entire town – what are the chances? The fact that the girl has been raped and murdered is a little dark (not something the teenage mind always needs more of). REVIEW: Typical Kevin Brooks book – edgy, violent, dark, foul mouthed, violent… To some teens though – this might be interesting.

Their only goal is to take Rachel’s body home for a proper burial. Trapped in a web of deceit and surrounded by people who want to silence them permanently, Cole and Ruben must fight their way out. Before long, they are themselves victims of violence.

He and his older brother Cole set out on to avenge her death and find out who killed her.

The next day, his family finds out that Rachel was murdered.

One night he senses that his sister Rachel is in pain and is gripped by fear. He can sense what others are thinking or feeling even when they’re not near him. PLOT SUMMARY: Ruben has always been different.
