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Double-Dare to Be Scared: Another Thirteen Chilling Tales
170 pp.
| Cricket |
May, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-8126-2716-4$$15.95
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
David Ouimet.
A bullied boy exacts revenge on his tormentors after his death; a group of friends visit a haunted house; a girl stays out past her curfew--with catastrophic results. Illustrated with atmospheric art, these eerie tales are individually effective, but there's a sameness to the conclusions (most end with the protagonist dead or about to be killed) that makes the volume seem repetitive.