false 24888 2 Young teens will rejoice at this just-for-fun creepy adventure by William Sleator, one more in a long line of such stories going back to his classic sci-fi novels, <I>House of Stairs</I>, and <I>Interstellar Pig</I>. Here he shifts from science fiction to horror, with a plot based on Hollywood-style voodoo lore. When seventeen-year-old Ken's best friend Roger dies in a plane crash, Ken suddenly realizes that he too could die at any moment. Terrified, he seeks out a plump, middle-aged psychic named Cherie Buttercup, who grants him invulnerability from death in exchange for his soul. Eager to test his new powers, Ken talks his family into a vacation in the Caribbean, where he can swim with sharks. There he is entranced with Sabine, a young scuba instructor, and shares his story with her. When Ken begins to have vivid dreams of secret murders, he and Sabine realize that Cherie Buttercup is using his soul as a zombie to do her will. But the dreams also give clues as to where his soul is hidden--so the pair set out to retrieve it. Breathless action is leavened with the unconscious humor of typical Sleator touches in which preposterous fantasy collides with the details of reality, only adding to the fun. (ages 10 to 14) <I>--Patty Campbell</I> 25665 book 2004 The Boy Who Couldn't Die total:209|5:50|4:59|3:63|2:29|1:8| 209 741 324 48 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 3 1 false Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 08:59:41 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 10:13:25 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 1 2 true Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 08:23:33 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 14:38:32 -0700 2009 1x
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After his friend died, Ken grows paranoid about death.  At least, he does until he finds the "perfect" solution - invulnerability.  It turns out, though, that the girl that turned him invulnerable ...more...]]> 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 5 0 false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 12:08:56 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 12:13:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 0 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 15:13:23 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 15:13:23 -0800 2007 The Boy Who Couldn't Die is not the worst book I have read, but it is also not the best. It plot was interesting to a certain extent but the storyline was really slow. I found myself feeling like giving up on the book ever so often.
We see character development, but we don't get to understand e...more...]]> 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 1 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue May 29 01:46:11 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 12 12:05:21 -0700 2007
The writing was horrible, the characters were horrib...more...]]> 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 4 0 false Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 19:43:42 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 19:53:30 -0800 2009
Seems like the reviews are really mixed. I think that most of the criticism comes from people who are looking for more whether it is characte...more...]]> 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 5 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 10 07:20:19 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 07:23:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 5 0 false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 07:19:27 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 07:23:32 -0700 2009 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 4 0 false Wed Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 17:03:19 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 17:09:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 2 0 false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 11:31:28 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 11:33:37 -0800 2009 The characters were so bland even the main one. I coudn't relate to the characters or anything.
He had a good idea and plot going but most of what happened didn't make sense to me.]]> 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 5 0 false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 16:40:34 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 16:43:27 -0700 2009 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 0 0 false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 16:53:16 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 16:55:24 -0800 2009 This one will most likely appeal to middle school age kids.]]> 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 0 0 false Mon Oct 12 06:32:05 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 06:32:41 -0700 2009 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 5 0 false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 14:23:21 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 14:24:23 -0800 2009 Well... uh... that's all I can say. ]]> 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 4 0 false Wed Nov 26 03:38:47 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 03:39:44 -0800 2008 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 3 0 false Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 19:11:38 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 19:12:26 -0800 2009 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 3 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 16:38:59 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 16:39:56 -0700 2009 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 3 0 false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 16:57:58 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 16:58:44 -0700 2009 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 0 0 false Mon May 04 23:23:42 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 23:24:55 -0700 2009 24888 0810987902 9780810987906 209 48 3.55 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24888.The_Boy_Who_Couldn_t_Die 5 0 false Sat Jul 04 10:30:32 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 10:32:22 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=24888