| Dread Locks #1 Contributor(s): Shusterman, Neal (Author) |
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ISBN: 014240599X ISBN-13: 9780142405994 Publisher: Speak OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: "This updated melding of the tales of 'Goldilocks' and Medusa, from the author of many other novels for YAs in various genres, is a fast-moving, spine-chilling story that horror and fantasy lovers will relish."--"KLIATT." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Horror - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Peer Pressure - Young Adult Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - Greek & Roman |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Dark Fusion |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 4.38" W x 7.04" (0.26 lbs) 176 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 87560 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dread Locks is the first entry in the Dark Fusion series from master storyteller Neal Shusterman. He cleverly weaves together familiar parts of fairy tales and Greek mythology to tell the story of fourteen-year-old Parker Bear, rich and utterly bored with life--until a new girl arrives in town. Tara's eyes are always hidden behind designer sunglasses, and her hair, blond with glimmering spirals, seems almost alive. Parker watches, fascinated, as one by one Tara chooses high school students to befriend; he even helps her by making the necessary introductions. Over time, her "friends" develop strange quirks, such as drinking gallons of milk, eating dirt, and becoming lethargic. By the time Parker realizes what Tara is doing, he is too embroiled to stop her. In fact, she has endowed him with certain cravings of his own. . . .To say more would spoil the spooky fun of this wild thriller--let the twist speak for itself and leave you still as a statue. |