when Alexis's Little Sister Kasey Becomes Obsessed With An Antique Doll, Alexis Thinks Nothing Of It. Kasey Is A Weird Kid. Period. Alexis Is Considered Weird, Too, By The Kids In Her High School, By Her Parents, Even By Her Own Goth Friends. Things Get Weirder, Though, When The Old House They Live In Starts Changing. Doors Open And Close By Themselves; Water Boils On The Unlit Stove; And An Unplugged Air Conditioner Turns The House Cold Enough To See Their Breath In. Kasey Is Changing, Too. Her Blue Eyes Go Green And She Speaks In Old-fashioned Language, Then Forgets Chunks Of Time.
most Disturbing Of All Is The Dangerous New Chip On Kasey's Shoulder. The Formerly Gentle, Doll-loving Child Is Gone, And The New Kasey Is angry. Alexis Is The Only One Who Can Stop Her Sister But What If That Green-eyed Girl Isn't Even Kasey Anymore?
publishers Weekly
in Alender's Character-driven Debut, Outsider Alexis-who Dyes Her Hair Exotic Colors, Hates Cheerleaders And Sees The World Through The Lens Of Her Camera-first Suspects Something's Amiss When She And Her Younger Sister, Kasey, Notice Light Emanating From Their Antiquated House. Tension Builds Slowly As Doll-obsessed Kasey Starts Acting More Strangely Than Normal, The Girls' Father Is Hospitalized After A Car Accident And The House Itself Becomes Increasingly Temperamental (the Air-conditioner Seems Determined To Freeze Them To Death, And The Girls Are Strangely Drawn To The Creepy Basement). Meanwhile, Alexis's Social Life Takes An Unexpected Turn Via A Budding Romance With The Class Vice-president And A New Confidante: A Cheerleader With A Clairvoyant Bent. As Alexis's Stubborn Stereotypes Disintegrate, So Does Her Unwillingness To Accept The Possibility Of Unseen Forces, And She Addresses The Change With Wry Humor (what Was This, Challenge Alexis's Long-held Assumptions Day?). While The True Scares Are Relegated To A Few Ephemeral Moments During The Buildup Of The Haunting, And The Ghost's Vengeful Motivations Feel Undernourished, Fans Of Classic Young Adult Ghost Stories Should Welcome This Solid Offering. Ages 12-up. (apr.)
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- Teen & Young Adult
- Romance
- Paranormal
- Romance
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Author : Alender, Katie
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2010-06-22
Number Of Pages : 352
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1423108779
ISBN-13 : 9781423108771
Item weight : 0.9 lb
Dimensions : 0.79 in x 5.51 in x 8.27 in
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