Don't Turn Around by Michelle Gagnon

In Michelle Gagnon’s debut YA thriller, Don’t Turn Around, computer hacker Noa Torson is as smart, tough, and complex as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’s Lisbeth Salander. The first in a trilogy, Don’t Turn Around’s intricate plot and heart-pounding action will leave readers desperate for book two. Sixteen-year-old Noa has been a victim of the system ever since her parents died. Now living off the grid and trusting no one, she uses her hacking skills to stay anonymous and alone. But when she wakes up on a table in a warehouse with an IV in her arm and no memory of how she got there, Noa starts to wish she had someone on her side. Enter Peter Gregory. A rich kid and the leader of a hacker alliance, Peter needs people with Noa’s talents on his team. Especially after a shady corporation threatens his life in no uncertain terms. But what Noa and Peter don’t realize is that Noa holds the key to a terrible secret, and there are those who’d stop at nothing to silence her for good.

go noa! :D
i'm not even sure wat to do with peter X3

I was lucky to get this one at BEA (and it came in a really cool tech case). Here is the thing, this is a page-turning thriller. I am not a fan of page-turning thrillers in general, but as beach reads I highly approve. Here we have cookie cutter characters on the run from a faceless Big Brother and a world under the attack of a fictional disease that only attacks teens. So, Noa, who lives “off the grid” but really has doctored her records to appear to being living legally (which is not the same as living “off the grid”), uses her hacking skills to help another hacker do battle. Battle consists of mainly running around and hoping other hackers can help.
It is, in short, Girl With a Dragon Tattoo Jr.
Considering the success of that series, fans may find this to be a fun find. I will order it for my library and get it into the hands of my reluctant readers.
One thing that is really driving me nuts is the title. It has nothing to do with the plot, and has forced Ace of Base into my head for the past few days-and that is terrifying.