The Bystander Effect
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There are three rules at the old Riverview Heights High School.
First of all, don't act out.
Second, don't get involved.
And the last rule, the most important rule, don't question.
When Rachel Lebedeva ends up in the quiet town of Riverview, Ohio, she's not sure what to expect. All the kids are quiet and dazed, and while they're friendly enough, something seems terribly wrong.
When Rachel finds a eerily titled newspaper dated just a few years ago, everything is thrust into turmoil.
Will the class sort through their problems and fears? Or is history doomed to repeat itself?
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