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YA
High School Horror series.
Returning to Hollow Pines, Texas (Teen Frankenstein), Baker's new Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde–inspired protagonist, Cassidy, balances the devastation she experiences following a sexual assault with the terror she inspires as Marcy, a drug-fueled murderer exacting vengeance upon her attackers. The painful reality of Cassidy's situation sometimes pairs awkwardly with the campy presentation of high-school friendships, cheerleading rivalries, and horror-flick violence.
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YA
High School Horror series.
Victoria (Tor) Frankenstein's scientific curiosity outpaces her ethics when she reanimates a teenage boy after running him over on a rainy road. Revived but suffering from amnesia, "Adam's" attempts to fit in at high school are simultaneously comic and alarming, and strange local murders soon lead to questions about his mysterious past. Baker's series-starter facetiously parodies both Shelley's classic and high-school social dynamics.