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Nightwood
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by Patricia Windsor
Sales Rank : 890801
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Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers September 12, 2006
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385733127
ISBN-13: 978-0385733120
Product Dimensions:
7.8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
From School Library Journal
Grade 9 Up–When Gena, Casey, and Maryann ditch their school trip to D.C. to stay at a lakeside cabin for a week, their biggest concern is getting caught by their parents. They plan to have a carefree time of eating junk food, meeting up with boys, and partying. Soon after their arrival, though, things begin to go horribly wrong. A number of terribly mutilated animals are found nearby, and two teenage boys go missing within one day. The girls and remaining boys decide to investigate and consequently draw the attention of the killer. Soon Gena is also missing, and Casey and Maryann are trying to fend off a vicious murderer. Though the story follows the formulaic plotting devices satirized in the Scream films, Windsor will keep teens hooked through the gruesomeness alone. The descriptions of what the killer does to his victims are enough to give readers a cold shiver of fear. Each chapter is narrated by a different character, including the killer and the sheriff's teenage son, which allows for rounding out of the perspective in the book, but no deep character development. Larger public libraries will want to purchase the book for horror fans, but schools can probably pass.–Stephanie L. Petruso, Anne Arundel County Public Library, Odenton, MD
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Product Description
Casey, Gena, and Maryann can think of a way better use of a week than a senior trip to Washington, D.C. Casey's plan is simple. Ditch the trip to D.C., camp out at her parents' amazing cabin in Delonga, and accidentally "run into" Lane and his friends on their fishing trip. She knows the boys will be across the lake--her friends will thank her once they're up there.
Three girls for three boys will be the perfect party. After all, what could be more fun than five days in the woods? No curfews, no rules, and no parents. No one will even know they're up there.
And no one will hear them when they scream for help.
When the first body shows up, it's shocking. When the knock comes on the back door, it's horrifying. And when they realize there's nowhere to hide, they'll wish they were already dead.
Surviving a week in the woods is a going to be a whole lot harder than these girls could ever imagine.
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