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Dec 30, 2011

Shirley rated it:

Before I begin: it's retro lulz time! A description of the leading male hottie, the music teacher who is "slim and fine-boned, with glossy black hair which framed a face so perfect in feature that it might have belonged to a television star" ...

"Jules Duret was waiting for her in the music room. He was wearing a pale blue shirt, open at the throat, and a pair of white flared pants"

Did anyone say Saturday Night Fever? You can tell this novel was writte More...

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Apr 19, 2010

Qt rated it:

3 or 4 stars....a very interesting concept, and hard to put down! I felt there were a few unanswered questions at the end, but mostly I found it intriguing.

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Jan 25, 2012

Ally rated it:

I love this book, especially since it connects to music.

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Jan 13, 2008

Kitty rated it:

This is one of the first full length novels I read. I remember it serving as one of the seminal moments in my literary formation. I remember it being suspenful and full of immagery.

This book was republished in 1990, but was originally published in the late 70's. I read it in 5th or 6th grade.

While studying children's literature as part of my Masters program, we had to choose a book that we had read in elementary school. The assignment instrcted us to look at our inf More...

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Aug 13, 2008

Aly rated it:

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Feb 17, 2008

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Apr 08, 2011

Kelly rated it:

Kit is attending boarding school while her mom and stepfather are on their honeymoon. From the beginning, she's against the idea, but once she sees the school it's even worse. She has a sense of wrongness almost immediately, and the longer she stays, the worse it gets.

And it's even weirder because there are exactly four students in the school (and that's counting Kit). Soon, they're all doing things they weren't able to do before. Lynda is painting these amazing landscapes and Sa More...

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Sep 05, 2010

Yasmin rated it:

My review on this book is that its basically about four girls who got My review on this book is that its basically about four girls who got accepted to a private girls high school. Once they got in they discovered that its no an ordinary school. Everything in it is beautiful and everything is really old. They soon realizes that they have all gotten special talents every time they wake up in the morning. It was soon discovered that they were being hunted and taught by famous artists,poets, and mu More...

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Oct 04, 2009

Jennie rated it:

Kit Gordy was sent to Blackwood School for girls, while her mother and step father vacationed in parts of Europe. Kit got chills just from looking at Blackwood, but thought it was no big deal. Kit eventually met her new teachers, and new friends. Later in the story Kit started waking up with her fingers aching, and felt like she didn’t get any sleep. Kit’s new friends and her found out they weren’t really at Blackwood to learn, but were being held at their own will, and used for an More...

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Jan 05, 2012

Nora rated it:

Kit goes to a new school named Blackwood. Blackwood is a school for girls where you live too. There are only four students and three teachers.

Kit finds the place scary and evil. She has weird dreams and has seen weird things at night and finds out that the other girls have weird dreams too and seen weird things.

Lynda, one of the girls, starts drawing really good drawings and paintings even though she can't draw and starts to become insane so she is locked in her room. Soon S More...

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Oct 28, 2011

Josh rated it:

Dear Miss Kalwanaski,
This week I'm writing about the chilling characteristics in "Down A Dark Hall", written by Lois Duncan. I'm writing about this book again because I've not had enough time to start another one. Last week I told you what I enjoyed about the book. This week I will be telling you why I enjoy these chilling characteristics.

I enjoy these chilling characteristics for multiple reasons. I find chilling characteristics to be the he More...

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Feb 24, 2010

Alice rated it:

kit gordy got accepted into blackwood a school for young kids. the school building is a creepy old house and when kit once gets there, she gets the chills. she feels something evil here but cannot explain it. her parents leave for europe on their honeymoon once she gets settled in. strange things start happening at the school and she wants to escape. the "principal" tries her best to stop them but fails.

i think that kit's a brave girl. if i was her than i would have done th More...

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Nov 13, 2011

Jonathan rated it:

I thought that this was a great book to read with a lot of suspense and action. This book is mainly about a private school that has many secrets. Furthermore the school is extremely mysterious because there are only four students in it. The main character Cat begins to have suspicions as to what is happening in the school when her classmates start acting weird. She discovers the headmasters plan and you'll have to read the book to find out the rest of the story. This really is a great book More...

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Jun 13, 2011

Jonathan rated it:

I thought that this was a great book to read with all the suspense and action. This book is mainly about a private school that is extremely mysterious because there are only four students in it. The main character Cat starts being suspicious as to what is happening in the school because he friends start to act weird. She discovers the headmasters plan and you'll have to read the book to find out what she does. This really is a great book and can also be confusing so you might have to read it More...

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May 02, 2011

Melanie rated it:

I read this book in several hours as part of a book club challenge - reread a favorite book from your childhood.

I enjoyed it as much as I did as when I was younger. It seemed like there was something missing though--perhaps my imagination was more engaged when I read this in middle school. The charm is still there, however, and the plot is really intriguing--unlike anything I've read before.

This book was written in 1974. Evidently Lois Duncan has gone through her publi More...

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Aug 24, 2011

Jay rated it:

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Feb 03, 2010

Haiweifrost rated it:

My review on this book is that its basicly about four girls who got accepted to a private girls high school. Once they got in they descoverd that its no an ordinary school. Everything in it is beautiful and everything is really old. They soon realizes that they have all gotten special talents everytime they wake up in the morning. It was soon discovered that they were being hunted and taught by famous artists,poets and musicians.But one of the girls seems to become ill and crazy. Now the More...

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Mar 26, 2011

Robyn rated it:

This was one of my most beloved childhood horror stories, it's really and truly frightening. I loved all of the characters, and found them all to be really believable. The most chilling part is the philosophical debate that this novel raises, which requires a lot more thought than a lot of trashy pulp horror directed at young readers. You find yourself inevitably asking many questions about the situation that the characters are in, and how you would react, and whether your reaction is what's bes More...

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Mar 24, 2011

Hina rated it:

In Blackwood boarding school for girls, the mansion is gloomy, very old, and filled with dark halls. This is an elite school, but the things about it make it even more creepier. This school only has four students and two teachers. These students are Kit, Sandy, Ruth, and Lynda. Madame Duret chooses these girls especially for their great talent and abilities. But soon, Madame Duret's plans start going terribly wrong. They all became scared and impulsively took actions. When they're room caught fi More...

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Feb 25, 2010

Margaret rated it:

This has always been my favorite Duncan, and the only one I've reread several times since I was a teenager. When Kit Gordy enters a private school, she's shocked to discover that there are only three other students, and she's disturbed by the school itself, whose atmosphere she immediately feels is evil. Eventually, Kit makes a chilling discovery about why she and the other three girls were the only ones selected; I don't want to reveal this, as it would be a massive spoiler, but this aspect of More...

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May 27, 2009

Jose rated it:

This story was written by a very well known author, lois Duncan. The story is mysterious and suspenceful from the first chapter. Kit Gordy goes to a nnew school. The school brochure say "small classes" but Kit never expected for there to be only 3 other girls in the school.
thing get even more wierd when Sandy, kit's closest friend in the school starts having wierd dreams of a woman staring at her. Soon all the girls mysteriously get talents. Lynda starts painting. Sandy wri More...

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May 21, 2009

Klah-Rih-Sah rated it:

Kit's mom has just re-married after her father was killed in a car accident while he was away on a bussiness trip.
Now, so that Kit's mom can go on her honeymoon, Kit has to be sent to an all girls school, Blackwood.
Kit doesn't want to stay there but she agrees to make her mom happy.
She has a funny feeling about the place, the fact that the dorm lock is outside of the door and not on the inside sorta' makes her wonder. The fact that the school is located in a far away place, and More...

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Mar 18, 2010

◄Shane► rated it:

Kit, Lynda, Ruth, and Sandy are all an ESP (I can't remember what it stands for but it has something to do with sixth sense) which is the reason why they are here in Black Wood school. Madame Duret the principal, I sensed the "evilness" in her when I read and she chose those girl to be in Black Wood school, how evil is that and other girls that applied the school ? They were rejected. Kit, Lynda, Sandy and Ruth are now scared becuase of the experience they had in the hallway of the More...

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Aug 05, 2011

Erin rated it:

This was one of my favorite books when I was twelve. I remember it as being the scariest in Lois Duncan's long list of excellent suspense novels. The copy I just read is an original 1975 first edition and it did indeed come across as a quintessential 70's gothic. I loved the scary premise of gifted girls being forced in to automatic artistic revelations from beyond the grave by dead poets, composers, painters, etc. Frightening concept, perfect period piece. I discovered that this book has been r More...

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Jul 03, 2010

Annette2009 rated it:

Oh how I loved this book as a preteen! Cable TV didn't exist in my home yet, I wasn't old enough for horror flicks at the cinema, and the scariest thing I had seen on television was Dark Shadows. So all the Lois Duncan books I found in the library were just entrancing to me, especially this one. Girls at a boarding school get up in the middle of the night and start composing like Mozart or painting like Monet... even though they had only limited artistic experience before coming to the school More...

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May 22, 2010

Laurie(Time Stand Still) rated it:

I am so glad that Pam Bachorz recommended this book in an interview. I honestly did not want to put this book down. This story is a creepy thrilling short joyride. Just enough paranormal, just enough suspense and just enough detail to move you swiftly forward to the end. I was surprised this book was not made into a movie, even for television, like some of her other works. I will definitely be checking out some of her other books. I loved the thrill of this book, reading it and sitting on the More...

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May 04, 2010

Marcos rated it:

This is a book about a girl named Kit Gordy who is forced to go to a boarding school due to her mother and stepfather's honeymoon. Arriving at her school, Blackwood, Kit gets a feeling of evil. She later ignores the feeling and focuses on settling down. To her surprise only 3 other girls are accepted to the school. The 4 girls all begin to have nightmares and they begin to discover lost talents. Kit becomes a musician, Sandy a poet, Ruth a mathematician, and Lyndah a painter. The girls investiga More...

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Apr 17, 2011

Eden rated it:

Kit Gordy was accepted into Blackwood boarding school and she was really looking forward to it when she thought her best friend Tracy would be accepted as well. But Tracy wasn't accepted and as much as Kit tried to get out of going, she couldn't.
Kit's mom and stepfather are going away on their honeymoon, but before they leave, they take Kit to Blackwood themselves. Kit isn't thrilled about going and when they actually arrive, Kit does not want to be there. She thinks the place feels strang More...

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May 27, 2009

Nicolas rated it:

I read this book for a class at school and i thought it was going to be just another book, but, i was surprised. this book was about a girl named Kit whos mom married another man and was on their way to their honeymoon. They decide to drop Kit off at a new all girls school named Blackwood. Kit is reluctant to go but is forced. Their she meets only a few girls who got accepted, Sandy( her best friend at the school), Ruth, and Lynda. But after a few days weird things start to happen like Lynda dra More...

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Dec 05, 2008

Brittany added it

Down a dark hall is a great book.It is about a girl named kit that is at a boarding school while her parents are traviling. From the frist day at black wood kit knew sometihng was not right.I really injoyed reading its book and looked forwored to read it every day. if you dont not like scary or creepy books you may not like Down A Dark Hall. But if you enjoy a thrilling put you on your toes creepy book this is the book for you to read.

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