Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Simon Pulse (Simon & Schuster)
Pages
232
Description
Six teens are drawn back to the small, North Carolina town where they once lived and, one by one, begin to die of their worst fears, as prophesied by the cult leader they killed five years earlier, and who they believe poisoned their parents.
Description
To escape their abusive childhood, a group of friends burned down the religious compound where they were raised—ignoring the prophecy that says their worst fears will consume them within five years of the fire. Now, almost five years have passed, and one by one, the teens are turning up dead. They are in a race against time—with their worst fears not far behind.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2008
Physical description
232 p.; 7 inches
ISBN
1416940081 / 9781416940081
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Lexile
710L
User reviews
LibraryThing member RoDor
When Allison Burke was ten years old, the Divine Path cult came to their small town in the form of Jacob Crawley, the Prophet. He preached about the Divine Path going up in a wall of flame, the end of the world, and their worst fear taking away their lives after five years. Allison had lost her
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younger sister Melanie to a murder a few months before. Then her Ma disappeared. Her Daddy and twenty-three other adults moved to several cabins outside of town. They took their six children with them, including Allison, who were all the same age. Two years later, the six children were standing around in a circle while the cabins burned with their parents and Jacob. They did not wake up. They could not. Jacob poisoned them all. Now, seventeen years old and living with her foster family, Allison gets a forwarded newspaper article about the death of Harold Crawley, one of the six children who survived the burning. The knowledge that they found her after all these years brings back the fear. Allison decides to go back to her old town for the funeral without telling her stepfamily. Her spine tingles when she learns that all five of them got the same message. Show Less
LibraryThing member edspicer
You should read this book! It is somewhat scary. Why everyone was dying for no reason [was compelling]. I thought it left off at a very nice cliffhanger. AHS/RK
An evocative, horror story that shows the corruption and power of religion. The deaths of the kids [was compelling]. At the end, is it 96
The plot is a constant rise and fall of intense action ending with an exciting and sudden slap-in-the-face twist. The characters were so believable you mourn the deaths of those murdered and actually fear the “villain(s).” My interest was peaked right away as the book starts with a murder and the plot kept unfolding more and more mystery while ending slightly open to keep the mystery boiling in the reader’s mind. I really liked the vague descriptions of each character’s past that were given in bits and pieces for the reader to connect as they read on. AHS/SS
How everyone of the kids died a different was [was compelling]. How they tried to get away. It kind of sound like they copied the movie “The Boogeyman” AHS/HS
An evocative, horror story that shows the corruption and power of religion. The deaths of the kids [was compelling]. At the end, is it 96
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or 93 days? (Confusing) AHS/LMThe plot is a constant rise and fall of intense action ending with an exciting and sudden slap-in-the-face twist. The characters were so believable you mourn the deaths of those murdered and actually fear the “villain(s).” My interest was peaked right away as the book starts with a murder and the plot kept unfolding more and more mystery while ending slightly open to keep the mystery boiling in the reader’s mind. I really liked the vague descriptions of each character’s past that were given in bits and pieces for the reader to connect as they read on. AHS/SS
How everyone of the kids died a different was [was compelling]. How they tried to get away. It kind of sound like they copied the movie “The Boogeyman” AHS/HS
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LibraryThing member librarybrandy
Really good ideas, kept me interested, but plot holes and kinda meh writing make me disinterested in a sequel. Teens looking for a creepy horror read will enjoy this.
Awards
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (Selection — 2009)
Call number
YA B Fah