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by Carol Gorman
A spine-tingling mystery novel for young readers.
When a group of high school friends seem to be targeted to die, one by one, each member begins to analyze the actions of each of the others in the group. All of the clues seem to indicate that the person responsible for the deaths is one of them. But the question is, which one of them is it? Why would one of their best friends do something so awful? Or are the clues really red herrings to take attention away the real killer?
Readers named this book to the International Reading Association - Children's Book Council Children's Choice list for 1994.
Connections to Make- What elements of this novel make it a mystery rather than a suspense story? (If you need some
background on this topic you may wish to locate a copy of
Educator's
Companion to Children's Literature, Volume 1: Mysteries, Animal Tales,
Books of Humor, Adventure Stories, and Historical Fiction
by Sharron L.
McElmeel [Libraries Unlimited, 1995] ISBN: 1-56308-329-9; pages 15-21.)
- Discuss the following terms
in connection with this novel: foreshadowing, red herrings, theories,
clues, suspects, and solutions.
- Write a brief character sketch of each of the young people who are among the group of friends that are part of the clique in this novel. Are there any common characteristics that you think each of the group possess?
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