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Summary Of Karen Mcquestion's 'Favorite'

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Favorite summary “Favorite” by Karen Mcquestion takes place in a small town in Wisconsin. The main character is a high school girl named Angel Favorite but everyone calls her Angie. Five years ago Angie's mother disappeared and no one had the answer to what actually happened to her. Angie is alone one day and gets snachted in a parking lot while she was making her way to her car by a man named Scott Brittner. She got put in the hospital due to her condition and injuries. Scott however got put in jail but a short amount of time killed himself and no one knows why. Angie is contacted by Scott's mother, Lillian Brittner whom wishes to have Angie over. Angie is unsure about this but gets persuaded to go for dinner one night when Mrs.Brittner

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