Lauren is reluctant to be part of the seance from the start. When the lights are turned off and only a candle flickers, she feels scared. Somethi...
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Feb 14, 2011
Macaela
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The Séance is a four-time Edgar award winner written by Joan Lowery Nixon. It takes place in a small town in Eastern Texas, where Lauren, Sara, and a few other girls hold a séance that ends in Sara’s abrupt and mysterious disappearance. Nixon had written more than one hundred-thirty books, but tended to favor writing about mystery and suspense.
Lauren has lived with her great-aunt Melvamay since she was four, after her mother died. Her father never knew about her, and was killed in a More...
Lauren has lived with her great-aunt Melvamay since she was four, after her mother died. Her father never knew about her, and was killed in a More...
Dec 09, 2009
Darren
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Have you ever been in a Seance.Well this book will tell you all about one.This book is about a group of friends who decide to hold a Seance.The characters are Sara,Lauren,Roberta,Allie,Maddie and Luemma. This all takes place at Roberta's house while her parents are away.As the lights flicker on and off wierd things start to happen.But soon after the lights completely shut off and when they finally come back on the fins that Sara had dissappeared.Few weeks went by and the police end up finding S
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Mar 13, 2009
Kelsey
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Have you ever had a group of friends that experiences a tragedy? In the book The Séance by Joan Lowery Nixon, a group of friends named Sara, Laren, Roberta, Maddie, Allie, and Luemma start a Séance. However, Laren didn't want to do it at first but they all convinced her to join. A Séance is a group of people who send messages to the dead. It all happens at Roberta's house, where the doors and windows are locked but lights start flickering. Sara gets murdered during the spooky event. They all di
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Jan 04, 2012
Crystal
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Again Nixon is reminicent of R. L. Stine, this book was just ok. It was a quick read and was a whodunnit that kept you surprised till the end. My issue was that the characters just weren't very enticing. The main character at first acts like she has no clue what's going on and then it seems knows more than the reader was originally inclined to believe. The main character also frankly got annoying. She repeated the same things, was jealous and just seemed to complain for alot of the book. This ma
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Jul 10, 2011
Stina
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I zipped through this Tuesday night so I could pass it along to my nieces at the reunion this weekend. I really don't know what they'll think of it. It seemed dated, more so than I would have expected from a novel published in 1980, so to a 21st-century teen, it might seem ludicrously so. The plotting was also fairly weak. The major plot twist was, in my opinion, not set up sufficiently, and the pacing seemed off for such a short novel. But maybe I'm just a little demanding in my old age, so I w
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Oct 28, 2011
Veeka
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I loved this book!! I could not put it down. I kept reading it every night, nonstop. It was one of those books that come by rarely for me.
Besides being easy to read and understand, this book also kept me on the edge of my seat. I think there should be more books like this. The twisted ending was the best part of the book. How could someone so innocent be a killer?! A lot of thought must have went into this book, no wonder why it's so good!
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Besides being easy to read and understand, this book also kept me on the edge of my seat. I think there should be more books like this. The twisted ending was the best part of the book. How could someone so innocent be a killer?! A lot of thought must have went into this book, no wonder why it's so good!
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Jul 21, 2009
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I picked up this book for my daughter at the library but she wasn't very intested and so I ended up reading it myself. It only took a couple of hours to finish as was just a short novel. A light, enjoyable read, but not very much substance. It built up and kept you interested, trying to solve the mystery in your head, until it suddenly spat out the answer at you and abruptly ended.
And, despite what it leads you to believe-it is NOT a ghost story!
And, despite what it leads you to believe-it is NOT a ghost story!
Nov 11, 2009
Levina
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I was surprised this book won the Edgar award. After I finished reading it, the only reason for this I could think of was that was its surprising whodunit. Otherwise I just thought its bland writing and predictable events just don't deserve that much attention. It was about as three-dimensional and as interesting as a chicken scratch. I read this in one sitting, then donated it to my school's charity fundraiser.
Jun 21, 2009
Heather
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I was surprised to see that this won The Edgar Allen Poe award. The writing is a bit antiquated (teenagers don't speak like that anymore), and the plot is slightly predictable. It is a quick read, however, as I read it in a couple sittings. The beginning of the book is strong. I love her first chapter. Her other book, The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore, is far better if you're looking for a good mystery.
Jun 04, 2010
Melissa
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The Seance is probably one of my favorite Joan Lowery Nixon Books-not because its got the cleverst plot, or because its the best written, but because I was drawn into it the most. There's something about imagining yourself isolated in this backwoods setting with its suspicious characters and a self-depricating protagonist thats just...alluring in a "dont look around the corner" horror movie way. I think Lauren, the main character, gives us a unique "outside looking in" view i
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Nov 20, 2011
Jessicax3
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I think it was actually really good.Jep was the murder at the end and to me it was pretty obvious. I mean , who else would have had access like him?He's a cop and he knows the crimes and how they go. It also was ridicous why he killed her. He obviously didn't like regection. I feel bad though, he did really like her.
Jul 10, 2009
Liberty
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I read this because my son asked me too. It didn't really appeal to me at all. I am surprised that its a YA as it seems to be written for a much younger group.
The storyline was a good one and I was surprised by the ending, but the book was just ok.
The storyline was a good one and I was surprised by the ending, but the book was just ok.
Feb 01, 2012
Taylor
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Most awesomest book i have ever read in my whole intire life. it is a good mistery and it makes you a little bit frightened which want to make you read more!!!! I Love This Book!!! i would suggest it to people who love to read misteries!!
Sep 21, 2009
Saracchi
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I love Joan Lowery Nixon's books. The way that the main character described Sara was intriguing, and so was the way that her thoughts didn't let on that she had done something. Another book that almost managed to scare me.
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May 30, 2011
Roselyn
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This is one of the best suspense book I've ever read! I really thought that the Seance they did worked and I was darn terrified the whole night while reading it--yes, I read at night :P
Perfectly plotted.
Perfectly plotted.
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Oct 02, 2009
Cindy
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I like the book it took me a min to get back into the book. but overall it was a good book to read it well have u on ur toes and trying to find out who the real killer is!!!!
Feb 28, 2011
Melissa
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Quick read on the car trip home. One of the only mysteries I have ever guessed whodunit! LOL
Feb 25, 2011
Stefanie
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I loved the mystery, and the seance was intriguing and interesting. The end was a surprise to me, I would never have guessed who the killer was!
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Aug 28, 2011
Angie
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Fast paced and easy to read. A great story with surprises. I read it in an hour!
Oct 05, 2008
Matt
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If you like books about murder /mystery you will like this book. It is aout a girl named Sara Martin who is sent to foster care then, to live with another girl named lauren and her aunt. Sara was always out late and always woke lauren up coming in late at night. Then she is mysteriously murdered. She was found by a hunter who discovered her while he was out in the woods hunting, then brought her into town to tell the police. Even after just 4 months of sara living with them, lauren and her aunt
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Jan 04, 2012
luhvBOOKS *~Colin Morgan/JD Forever~*
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Another thriller from Nixon that surprised me.
Apr 11, 2010
Mckenzie
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i loved this book its a quick read
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Mar 21, 2011
Bulmara
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This book makes you keep on reading it!!!!
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Jan 25, 2012
Rejean
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A mystery where I didnt figure out who did it in the first few chapters. I thought it was a good book.
