Secrets of the Shopping Mall Author:Richard Peck Trying to escape the vicious King Kobra gang and??troubled life at home, eighth graders Barnie and??Teresa flee the city. With only four dollars??between them, they hop a bus, hoping to find a new life??at the end of the line. Destination: Paradise??Park. But Paradise Park turns out to be a??cement-covered suburban shopping mall--not quite the p... more »aradise??they had hoped for.
With no money??and no home to retum to, they are forced to stay.??And Paradise Park takes them in--in more ways than??one. Barnie and Teresa spend their days and nights??in the climate-controlled consumer paradise of a??large department store. And just when they think??they can live there unnoticed forever, Teresa and??Barnie find that even Paradise Park has its secrets.??Even in the dead of night, they are far from??alone....« less
I read this when I was younger. I liked the story a lot. Good read for kids...the shopping mall has a secret...the mannequins can come to life after the store closes.