The body of christopher creed is a young adult novel by carol plum ucci it tells the story of a high school student whose life becomes unraveled when he tries to solve the mystery of a classmates sudden disappearance the novel won the michael l printz honor book award. The body of christopher creed is about a high school student who has recently disappeared and some people believe he committed suicide the story is told from another students point of view named torey and we learn that creed used to be bullied by everyone in school. American author carol plum uccis young adult novel the body of christopher creed 2000 centers around torey adams a boy who has recently moved to a new town and becomes entangled in the disappearance of the titular boy who has vanished without a trace save for a mysterious e mail as torey digs deeper into christophers disappearance he soon discovers that the missing misfit was hiding pain and secrets. The body of christopher creed is one of those novels that hooks you from the beginning and then reels you in steadily as the tension ratchets ever tighter this is a cleverly plotted wonderfully written mystery that is sure to keep you guessing until the end. The body of christopher creed she just stared at this corner all totally proud mr ames had been rocking in his chair he stopped midrock and said sylvia i would not be putting you through this if i thought the richardson boy killed your son he twisted around in his swivel chair when she didnt respond and he laughed awkwardly