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Reviewed on August 1, 1999
Gr 5-8 All of the elements of a good horror story are here: cliff-hanger chapter endings, a brave but flawed hero, a feisty female companion, dire warnings, suspicious characters, and red herrings. As the novel begins, 15-year-old Michael and his father are being ferried to an island off the coast of British Columbia. As they near their destination, the ferryman, an odd and gloomy man, tells them that only one of them will return with him, alluding to an ancient ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More