Chris Grabenstein
Hardcover | Pages: 325 pages Rating: 3.82 | 2095 Users | 367 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Crossroads |
| ISBN: | 0375846972 (ISBN13: 9780375846977) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Haunted Mystery #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Anthony Award for Best Children's/Young Adult Novel (2009), Agatha Award for Mystery (2008) |
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ZACK, HIS DAD, and new stepmother have just moved back to his father’s hometown, not knowing that their new house has a dark history. Fifty years ago, a crazed killer caused an accident at the nearby crossroads that took 40 innocent lives. He died when his car hit a tree in a fiery crash, and his malevolent spirit has inhabited the tree ever since. During a huge storm, lightning hits the tree, releasing the spirit, who decides his evil spree isn’t over . . . and Zack is directly in his sights.Award-winning thriller author Chris Grabenstein fills his first book for younger readers with the same humorous and spine-tingling storytelling that has made him a fast favorite with adults.
Present Containing Books The Crossroads (Haunted Mystery #1)
| Title | : | The Crossroads (Haunted Mystery #1) |
| Author | : | Chris Grabenstein |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 325 pages |
| Published | : | May 27th 2008 by Random House Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Horror. Fantasy. Childrens. Middle Grade. Young Adult. Paranormal. Ghosts |
Rating Containing Books The Crossroads (Haunted Mystery #1)
Ratings: 3.82 From 2095 Users | 367 ReviewsWeigh Up Containing Books The Crossroads (Haunted Mystery #1)
Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.comThere's a tree that stands watch over the crossroads of County Route 13 and Connecticut State Highway 31. There's a memorial on the tree. Someone leaves a dozen fresh roses there every Monday. And the tree is at the back edge of Zack Jennings's new yard. Zack, his father, and his new step-mother have left the city and moved to Connecticut. Zack lost his mother to cancer, and now that his father has remarried, the family is making a new start in Zack'sThis is exactly the type of book I searched for when I was in Middle Grade. I loved this fast-paced, spooky, suspenseful story which was sweetened by a pretty amazing step-mom who inherently trusted her 10-year-old step-son, in spite of his tendency to weave wild tales.
The Crossroads is a pretty good ghost story aimed at kids in maybe 5th-7th grade. It was creepy, there was some violence, and there were kids in peril. All of this was enough to make kids in this age range appropriately freaked out, but not enough to be really and truly terrifying to them. While the ghost story does take center stage in this book, it's also a story about Zack having to come to terms with the verbal and emotional abuse he suffered at the hands of his now deceased mother. He
I was very torn on how to rate this story. It is definitely a page turner, full of action and spooky moments. Then there were other moments that were so intense that I found it difficult to remember that the intended audience is middle graders.I would suggest to any parent or teacher who is thinking about letting their children read this to take into consideration how sensitive their children may be to certain topics. While the author doesn't always go into depth, some of the subjects covered
Zack Jennings, his dad, and his new step-mother move to a new house in Connecticut. He and his new puppy, Zipper, run into many ghosts--and they all seems to deal with the crossroads of Route 13 and Highway 31 where a terrible accident happened many years ago involving a bus and Clint Eberhart. Miss Gerta Spratling and her elderly chauffeur every Monday visit the huge old oak tree near the crossroads, and on the Jennings property, where Miss Spratling has a memorial to her fiance, Clint
Loads of fun, will recommend to family! Kids get the best stories!!! I'm already reading the second in the series, which I picked up after loving the first Lemoncello book. Really pleased with it as it tackles some very adult material (emotional abuse, trust and lies, friendship) in a way children can process. I also liked that chapters are of varying length; that's something that appeals greatly to the young reader in me, and that you learn a little at a time so you keep on reading. Very good!
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