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The Vanished (Point Horror Unleashed)
by
Celia Rees (Goodreads Author)
There are all kinds of stories about the school, about the city: ghost stories, hauntings, mysterious disappearances. They make entertaining copy for the school newspaper, then Fraser begins to wonder if some of them might be true.
Published
(first published 1997)
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Absolutley amazing overall , but it did give me some creeps when i read it at night !! It wasn't quite what i was expecting because a friend recommened it to me to read as it was to scary for her to read and it wasn't quite the way she described it .The end had to be my favourite part because thats when it was all revealed about the missing people in the woods . I would definetly recommened it to people who like creepy things that give you alot of suspence , but i won't tell you any more incase...more
If you don't have time to read this book then let Shirley Barthelmie read it to you! In this five CD set lies a terrible secret, a blood chilling horror that only begins with every parent's nightmare...and THEN it gets scary.
Alistair Fraser is new at high school, suffering emotional anguish caused by a family tragedy. Jake Saunders is the school geek, a talented photographer, and doting brother of little sister Amy. Both boys like Cassie, editor of the school newspaper, thus becoming the cause...more
Alistair Fraser is new at high school, suffering emotional anguish caused by a family tragedy. Jake Saunders is the school geek, a talented photographer, and doting brother of little sister Amy. Both boys like Cassie, editor of the school newspaper, thus becoming the cause...more
The Vanished
Celia Rees, "The Vanished" is a gothic novel that will send shivers down your spine. A group of kids from the school come together to write a school newsletter, when they create fake stories about vanished kids to encourage students to read the newletter. Suddenly kids begin to disappear, leading into an investigation.
This novel includes fears to self, vioence, death, incarceration and judgement.
Celia Rees, "The Vanished" is a gothic novel that will send shivers down your spine. A group of kids from the school come together to write a school newsletter, when they create fake stories about vanished kids to encourage students to read the newletter. Suddenly kids begin to disappear, leading into an investigation.
This novel includes fears to self, vioence, death, incarceration and judgement.
When reading this book I felt reminded of Stephen King's "It". The setting in underground tunnels beneith a city and the threat to kids was just too much of a reminder.
It's a good young adult book with probably enough scaryness for young and middle teens to hold their attention and a few good morals and a bit of street savyness thrown in.
It's a good young adult book with probably enough scaryness for young and middle teens to hold their attention and a few good morals and a bit of street savyness thrown in.
This was really good I thought, creepy but thrilling: especially the story Billy told about his sister. Scary!!! The Vanished
I like getting creeped out now and then and this was a good trip to dead, gross and deadly places from the seemingly harmless starting point of a couple of high school kids doing school newspaper work.
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When I read this book, it was the first real supernatural book that I had read, and I can attribute this to helping me become a huge supernatural book fan.
Very creeepy story not for the faint hearted, very werid but classic almost horror story.
My review at age 11:
"Odd/freaky sometimes, but good."
I was SO scared by this book when I first read it. I was used to generic, Point Horror-style horror, so a decent book was an enigma for me. I remember sitting in the garden with my family while reading this, in the blazing sun, and still being scared that some creepy, dead-but-undead child was hiding behind me. And the cover! I hated looking at the cover; super creepy! Even six years on, I can still remember loads of details about this book -...more
"Odd/freaky sometimes, but good."
I was SO scared by this book when I first read it. I was used to generic, Point Horror-style horror, so a decent book was an enigma for me. I remember sitting in the garden with my family while reading this, in the blazing sun, and still being scared that some creepy, dead-but-undead child was hiding behind me. And the cover! I hated looking at the cover; super creepy! Even six years on, I can still remember loads of details about this book -...more
Creepy, exciting, and very hard to put down.
A good story
Students are trying to make their school newspaper more popular. Why not try some creepy creative stories of some around-the-town haunting? Their ploy works, newspaper circulation soars, and then creepy occurences become reality. Jake, Fraser, and Cassie investigate. This is a good one for your teens who like to be spooked. It spooked me!
Lo leí cuando era chica y lo releí un par de veces porque me gustó. Considero que la historia es buena y original, mucho más después de haberme topado con tantos libros de horror en donde la acción transcurre en una escuela secundaria.
Apr 28, 2008
Marilyn
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
7th - 10th grade
Shelves:
youngadultfiction,
horror-scary
I listened to this and it was creepy enough that I couldn't listen before bed in the dark. Good for anyone who likes scary stories.
children have been disappearing for centuries
now things are getting worse
now things are getting worse
Exciting story. Would have been pretty scared if I was under 15.
Had me enthralled start to finish.
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Celia Rees (born 1949) is an English author of children's literature, including some horror and fantasy books.
She was born in 1949 in Solihull, West Midlands but now lives in Leamington Spa with her husband and teenage daughter. Rees attended University of Warwick and earned a degree in History of Politics. After university, she taught English in Coventry secondary schools for seventeen years, dur...more
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She was born in 1949 in Solihull, West Midlands but now lives in Leamington Spa with her husband and teenage daughter. Rees attended University of Warwick and earned a degree in History of Politics. After university, she taught English in Coventry secondary schools for seventeen years, dur...more
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