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Last Stop (Watchers #1)

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Watchers have power. They can see things that other people can't. Like David Moore, who glimpses his father in the phantom subway station of another world. And then comes the twist.

Paperback, 176 pages

Published November 1st 1998 by Scholastic Inc.

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Feb 05, 2009 Ronald added it

The book i just read was watchers last stop by peter lerangis.the type of book is this fiction and also sci-fi. the major theme in this book is recovering someone that has been lost.
what this book is about 13 year old boy David Moore and his father suddenly disappeared 6 moths ago. him and his mother has been on every talk show and new channel around the country wondering what has happen to his father. one day David is taking the train he is in a subway station and suddenly when he enters the t...more

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Sep 27, 2010 Bryan Rodriguez added it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. My review on this book is that the character name is David he is confused because his father went missing and he doesn't know if he's dead or alive.So one day for some reason he decides to take the train and he sees his dad waving to him so he goes crazy. Every body on the train looks at him as he goes crazy and embarrassed himself on the train. when he gets off the train one of his friends from school Heather walks up to him and tries to cheer him up. but he moves away and asked if he could be...more My review on this book is that the character name is David he is confused because his father went missing and he doesn't know if he's dead or alive.So one day for some reason he decides to take the train and he sees his dad waving to him so he goes crazy. Every body on the train looks at him as he goes crazy and embarrassed himself on the train. when he gets off the train one of his friends from school Heather walks up to him and tries to cheer him up. but he moves away and asked if he could be by himself. The next day at school everybody makes fun of him. After school Heather says that he saw an image of his dad because he misses him so much. so he tries to sleep it off but he cant. The next day he thinks about what happen and what he saw and he tells Heather that he saw a blue card being dropped on the floor. so they retraced his steps but didint find any card in the train station. So after school his other friends
says that they seen what David had seen but it was just a whole big setup. He gets mad but as he got mad he saw the card that was dropped on the floor and tells Heather. the emergency brakes were pressed and the train manager was busy scolding the other friends for pressing the brakes. so Heather tells Davis that shell cover hi so the open the door and David jumps to get the card she is telling him hurry the train manager is coming and then gets the card but the train manager gets him and escorts him to the police. they call his mother and tells him that he is in trouble but let him with a warning this time. then he explain the vision the reason that he did that to his mother and his mother believed it. the next day David calls Heather and tells her that hes going to her house and as they are in the house they read the card and it was just a plain card that has been dropped on the floor. they flip the card over to the other side and it was a message. then they tried to give it to the owner but he wasn't home. so they waited and the door never opened. so they decided to examine it a little more. then they found out that the card was important and Heather thinks it was a connection between Davids vision and the card being dropped and the same street. so the next day they go the owners house and he was there this time he was acting crazy and was talking about an different world then gave them tokens for the train but the tokens was smaller. that night he was having a dream and then woke up and his mother was having the same dream so he calls Heather and tells her to meet him at the train station. He take the tokens for the train and leaves one for him mother the first time he tries to put the token inside it didn't work but the dream he had was to weird and thinks there was connection. so he and Heather puts in the tokens and it worked this time. the train arrived and the enter there he sees his father and and was in another world. (less)

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Mar 20, 2012 Jenn of Frequent Reader, Infrequent Blogger rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: e-pub, own, young-adult-novels, review-written

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***NOTE MY REVIEWS OFTEN CONTAIN SPOILERS***

David’s father has been missing for six months. After a nationwide search he is presumed dead. But during a ride on the subway David suffers what he thinks is a hallucination. He sees what he knows to be an abandoned subway station lit and teeming with people. Among those people is his Dad. But was it a hallucination or was it something else? Now David must discover if he’s losing his mind or if something unexplainab...more RECEIVED FROM: Net Galley For Review

***NOTE MY REVIEWS OFTEN CONTAIN SPOILERS***

David’s father has been missing for six months. After a nationwide search he is presumed dead. But during a ride on the subway David suffers what he thinks is a hallucination. He sees what he knows to be an abandoned subway station lit and teeming with people. Among those people is his Dad. But was it a hallucination or was it something else? Now David must discover if he’s losing his mind or if something unexplainable really did happen to his Dad. The question is which truth would David rather believe?

So this was one of the weirdest stories I’ve ever read. It’s also the first time I’ve read a Lerangis novel I considered giving four stars. My first encounter with Lerangis’s work was while reading The 39 Clues series. He’s always been my least favorite writer in that franchise, mostly because of discrepancies between other his and other series books. I wanted to read this series because I want to know if in a series where he’s calling all the shots his work was better. It most definitely was. My biggest issue with the book is I felt like it was just beginning when it ended. The story is entirely too short. The book is odd even in the way it’s written. For the most part it’s told in a first person, except that there are case files notes on David in some chapters not written by David, but someone else. Additionally at the end of each chapter is a conversation outside of David’s monologue of the story. You don’t know who’s talking or really completely what they’re talking about. You know it’s related to David, like he’s being monitored somehow, but it’s never fully explained for what or why. As the story progresses you learn that the mystery is not where David’s Dad has gone, it’s where David is. It’s not completely noticeable at first, his life is very similar to many thirteen year olds, and you think maybe he’s using nicknames or terms from another country. The further you get into the story, the more it becomes clear that everything is not what it seems. But as you start finding some answers you’re left with a lot more questions. Though a full story arc is included the arc is so short, leaving so many unanswered questions that it would fit more logically as a part of a larger novel. The book is well written and engaging, there’s just not enough of it.

I don’t think the book is long enough to consider the characters fully developed, but they’re semi-fully developed. You feel like you know them, but they’re gone so fast you don’t really get the opportunity to connect with them. Lerangis gives you just enough about each character to leave you wanting more.

Overall I’d definitely recommend the book to middle grade science fiction readers, but I might recommend buying the entire series at one time just because of the amount of questions left at this story’s end. (less)

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Dec 12, 2012 Cheryl in CC NV rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a great SF series, mainly for 'tweens with short attention spans. Each book has different characters and a different 'what if' concept, and each will provoke. Read them with your child and then have some interesting conversations.

The 'frame' of the 'Watchers' unifies them and makes them 'more than the sum of their parts' as the saying goes. However, I have to admit, even after reading all six, I did not quite understand the frame. So if you don't, don't worry about it. Probably your chil...more

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Mar 25, 2012 Donna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: cheese, best-bitten

I just wanna hug Open Road for re-releasing all of this epically awesome cheese. I'm loving it. And LAST STOP is at the top of the cheese pile in a good way.

It's a quick read in more of a middle grade way than in an old school YA way but aside from the age of the MC (13, I think) it could definitely pass for one of your Diane Hoh's or insert your favorite old school YA horror writer's name here. It's got a creepy element to it that'll have you thinking one way but end up on a completely differen...more I just wanna hug Open Road for re-releasing all of this epically awesome cheese. I'm loving it. And LAST STOP is at the top of the cheese pile in a good way.

It's a quick read in more of a middle grade way than in an old school YA way but aside from the age of the MC (13, I think) it could definitely pass for one of your Diane Hoh's or insert your favorite old school YA horror writer's name here. It's got a creepy element to it that'll have you thinking one way but end up on a completely different path by the end of it. I really liked the twist, the explanation as to why David was seeing what he was seeing and it definitely made me want to keep reading in the series. It had me asking, "where is this going, exactly?"

Like a lot of the other old school YA cheese I've been reading the characters aren't immensely likable, especially David's female friend, whose name escapes me at the moment. But they end up having this rapid growth spurt once the story really picks up that kind of washes away their childishness from the beginning and hands them this wisdom that's required to make it all the way to the end.

The whole psychic element that the blurb talks about I felt ended up being really contrived but I was easily able to overlook that for the greatness that is the rest of the premise. I like how it ended up not going where I thought it was going to go. I liked how it opened up these crazy new doors because of that derailment (no pun intended) and now it has me jonsing for the next installment. Thankfully this series is an older one so the titles are available now. But that doesn't erase the giddy of Open Road re-releasing them. It's like having a Christmas present that you already know about but you're still genuinely surprised to see it anyway.

LAST STOP is one of the few cheese books that I think the majority of people will genuinely like for something other than its cheese factor. The ending is the real beginning and it's such an effective hook that I'm mentioning how I want to keep reading the series for what, the third time now in this review? That's something.(less)

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Mar 06, 2013 Danny Edmonds added it

This book by Peter Lerangis was a great read. It was a mystery or adventure to some people that follows a teenager by the name of David Moore. His father has just disapearred and David believes that he ses him in the tunnels of the subway system. He then goes on a journey to find his father with a female by the name of Heathe. For some reason, his journey affects her and she won't leave him alone until they find him. Overall, I would recommend this great book to anyone who enjoys reading mysteri...more

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Aug 25, 2009 Sallyrivera rated it 4 of 5 stars

I read this book with my 8th grade summer reading group and for a bunch of reluctant readers I must say we could not put this one down. We finished reading it in a week. They were glued to this novel like I have never witness before. I must applaud the author for truly bringing out the love of reading in my students. I love it. What a thriller until the very end!!

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Nov 10, 2010 NewFranklin School added it

I loved this book!!

This book is about a boy named David and his friend Heather. David and Heather are trying to look for Davids dad who left them to go home. Are you wondering where his dads home is? read the book and find out. Davids father has been goon for 6 months and David has seen him again but in a soul less subway station, And around him are mysterious ghost like people. No one else can see this only David. This guy named Anders told David and Heather about crossing over to the world o...more

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May 28, 2010 Michele. B rated it 5 of 5 stars

this book is confusing at first so you really got to take yur time and think about it and understand wat they may mean. this book is awsome i recomanded it too many. This book after every chapter will make you wanna read on to the next, thats how good it is. =)

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Dec 07, 2012 Brandon Delgado rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Nov 24, 2012 Julie Sharp rated it 4 of 5 stars

It was an excellent mystery, and not much of a thrill ride. But, it was gripping none-the-less. Excellent well written book.

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Aug 30, 2010 Kelly rated it 2 of 5 stars

i kind of liked it, but it felt unfinished. there is a sequel, but i don't think it's about the same kid/family. hmm.

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Jan 28, 2011 Omar Lopez rated it 3 of 5 stars

it is about ghost so i think it is cool

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Feb 16, 2010 Kacey Gutierrez added it

my fav book ever !!! :p

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Mar 01, 2010 Jana rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was an interesting book! It took a turn that I wasn't quite expecting. The kids enjoyed it, and are looking forward to hearing other books soon!

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Sep 18, 2008 Heather rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: reluctant reader 6-8 grade boys

Shelves: children-s, ya-fiction

In a somewhat complicated scifi/thriller plot, David tries to accept that his dad has died. Then he sees his dad in a subway station. There's a mystery, insanity, paranoia--everything that teen's are looking for. It's also super easy to read. It's big on plot and thin on character, but that's to be expected...

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Oct 03, 2009 Adam rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction

I know that this book looks like a chapter book but it is truly amazing. A VERY suprising ending, this book will have you re-reading the last page ten times. I am searching for the sequel if anybody knows where I can find it then tell me!!!

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Mar 29, 2010 Tammie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy-paranormal, mg

I bought this thinking it was the first in a series that continued from book to book. But they are all independent stories, which was disappointing, because this first story was really good and I was left wanting to read more about it.

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Jun 23, 2012 Mandy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

One day while riding the subtrain, David spots his dad who has been missing, David wonders if he was seeing things until several strange events happen, making him investigate if it really was his dad he saw.

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Feb 18, 2013 Brenda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley

I had to read it in one sitting! Great book for reluctant readers.

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Aug 31, 2008 Leah rated it 4 of 5 stars

Very sci-fi. Good ending, although I thought it was too short.

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May 19, 2013 Erin marked it as to-read

Shelves: default, own, series, unfinished-collections

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About Peter Lerangis

Lerangis's work includes The Viper's Nest and The Sword Thief, two titles in the children's-book series The 39 Clues, the historical novel Smiler's Bones, the YA dark comedy-adventure novel wtf, the Drama Club series, the Spy X series, the Watchers series, the Abracadabra series, and the Antarctica two-book adventure, as well ghostwriting for series such as the Three Investigators, the Hardy Boys...more Lerangis's work includes The Viper's Nest and The Sword Thief, two titles in the children's-book series The 39 Clues, the historical novel Smiler's Bones, the YA dark comedy-adventure novel wtf, the Drama Club series, the Spy X series, the Watchers series, the Abracadabra series, and the Antarctica two-book adventure, as well ghostwriting for series such as the Three Investigators, the Hardy Boys Casefiles, Sweet Valley Twins, and more than forty books in the series The Baby-sitters Club and its various spin-offs.[1] He has also written novels based on film screenplays, including The Sixth Sense, Sleepy Hollow, and Beauty and the Beast, and five video game novelizations in the Worlds of Power series created by Seth Godin.[2] As a ghostwriter he has been published under the name A. L. Singer.[3]
Lerangis is the son of a retired New York Telephone Company employee and a retired public-elementary-school secretary, who raised him in Freeport, New York on Long Island. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in biochemistry, while acting in musicals[4] and singing with and musically directing the a cappella group the Harvard Krokodiloes,[5][6] before moving to New York. He worked there as an actor[7] and freelance copy editor for eight years before becoming an author.[8]
In 2003, Lerangis was chosen by First Lady Laura Bush to accompany her to the first Russian Book Festival, hosted by Russian First Lady Lyudmila Putina in Moscow.[9][10]Authors R. L. Stine (Goosebumps) and Marc Brown (the Arthur the Aardvark series) also made the trip with Bush.[9]
Also in 2003, Lerangis was commissioned by the United Kingdom branch of Scholastic to write X-Isle, one of four books that would relaunch the Point Horror series there.[11] A sequel, Return to X-Isle, was published in 2004.
In 2007, Scholastic announced the launch of a new historical mystery series called The 39 Clues, intended to become a franchise.[12] Lerangis wrote the third book in the series, The Sword Thief, published in March 2009.[13][14][15] On March 3, 2009, Scholastic announced that Lerangis would write the seventh book in the series, The Viper's Nest.[14][16]
Lerangis lives in New York City with his wife, musician Tina deVaron, and their sons Nick and Joe.[17](less)

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