What does he want with her?
Tracy Lloyd can feel handsome Brad Johnson watching her. He's not a student at her school. He... read full description
Tracy Lloyd can feel handsome Brad Johnson watching her. He's not a student at her school. He... read full description
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Feb 07, 2012
Andrea
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I remember reading everything and anything by Lois Duncan when I was in middle school. I loved mysteries and read one right after another. Reading this novel made me realize how my tastes have matured. I still love a good mystery, but have definitely outgrown this style. The plot was too predictable, the characters too one dimensional, and I was bored to tears. I guess I liked predictable back in those days. I can see how middle schoolers would be drawn to this style of writing, they like to
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Nov 11, 2010
Sarah
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Lois Duncan is one of the best authors I have ever read! I swear on that! Her books can creep you out, but then reassure you taht there is slim-to-none cahnce taht it would happen to you. Really! But, I wonder what kind of help she had to make this book. It (like the title says) twists a person's view (the window, usually the mind) and turns that into an obsession, an idea to be born. Mindy is Brad's sister. She died in a car accident, and Brad saw it, but twisted that into her stepfather kidnap
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Mar 06, 2008
Gabby
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when you see the cover of this book you would think it was a disturbed horror novel, but it is actually not. and it is a great book! pretty short entertaining read FULL of surprises!
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Dec 22, 2011
Purplycookie
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When Brad tells Tracy that his little sister Mindy has been kidnapped by his stepfather, she promises to help him locate the child. Tracy is moved by Brad's story and defiant of the aunt and uncle she has lived with ever since her mother was stabbed to death. They find the toddler Brad is searching for, and Tracy arranges to baby-sit for Mindy, then turn her over to Brad. Tracy believes that she's doing the right thing when she helps Brad kidnap his little sister after she had been stolen by his
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Dec 11, 2009
Julia
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Tracy Lloyd. Just a normal girl in a normal high school with normal friends. Nothing different or strange about her. She’s smart and pretty just like most girls in her high school. She has a normal family and a normal home. So why did Brad Johnson choose her to help him carry out his unintentionally sinister plan?
Now I introduce you to the book The Twisted Window, by Lois Duncan (copyright 1987, 183 pages). If you are looking for an exciting mystery this could be the book for you. This nov More...
Now I introduce you to the book The Twisted Window, by Lois Duncan (copyright 1987, 183 pages). If you are looking for an exciting mystery this could be the book for you. This nov More...
Mar 27, 2008
Megan
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t's about this girl who just moved in with her aunt and uncle because her mom had past away and her dad is a famous actor and can't take care of her. So she has to start all over, at lunch she meets this boy come to find out he doesn't really go to her school, he just needs her help. His little sister was kidnapped by his step dad and the police have stopped searching for them, but he believes that they could be in her small town. Tracy (the main character) doesn't know much about the town, but
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Feb 02, 2012
Maria
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I really liked this book. The author Lois Duncan made the story very interesting. The thing that caught my attention was the great detail. I also liked how there was a turn of events and the endin was unexpected. The story is about a girl that was helping this guy get his sister back because they had kidnapped her. The girl ends up putting everything together and finds out something that was very shocking. I would recommmend this book to people that like to read mystery books.
May 20, 2011
Rhiannon
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This was the first book by Lois Duncan that I've read, and I will definitely be reading more. The Twisted window had a solid story-line that was easy to follow, with little, or no dragging.
It's the story of a mysterious new guy Brad, who decides to befriend the school's loner, Tracy in order to get her to help him take back what was stolen from him...his baby sister Mindy. After a messy divorce, Brad's ex-stepfather makes a run for it with Mindy, and leaves no trail of where he's g More...
It's the story of a mysterious new guy Brad, who decides to befriend the school's loner, Tracy in order to get her to help him take back what was stolen from him...his baby sister Mindy. After a messy divorce, Brad's ex-stepfather makes a run for it with Mindy, and leaves no trail of where he's g More...
Jul 03, 2011
Sean
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It was my good friend Monica who instilled the virtues of Lois Duncan to me, and yet I haven't reread a title of hers since I joined Goodreads.
This isn't my favourite, though it cracks on at a pace such that as a teen I didn't feel it dragging. The title works as a description of the psychological issues involved, and overall it's a sad yet strangely rewarding story.
This isn't my favourite, though it cracks on at a pace such that as a teen I didn't feel it dragging. The title works as a description of the psychological issues involved, and overall it's a sad yet strangely rewarding story.
May 20, 2011
Eliza
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I had enjoyed the previous Lois Duncan book I had read, " Stranger with my Face" , so when I saw " The Twisted Window", I was intrigued in what kinds of twists and turns Lois Duncan had waiting in this book. It started off with Tracy, the main character, describing how she felt as if she was being watched. This made me want to continue on reading. I wanted to know who was watching her. I wanted to know why they were watching her, and so I read on. What I enjoyed about this bo
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Jul 22, 2011
D
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There were details in this book that made me think of Duncan's daughter's murder story. Maybe that was intentional... but I was so entirely freaked out by her book WHO KILLED MY DAUGHTER? that this book gave me the wiggins more than usual... and it wasn't even scary compared to her other YA fiction.
Sep 29, 2008
Raena
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This book was interesting. At first, Brad seems normal. But once you get into the book, you see that he is acting a bit strange. And once you find out that he is a bit eerie, you begin to think he is a bit frightening. I mean, he was the one that killed his little sister(by accident) and then kidnapped another little girl because he was crazy. He didn't know what he was doing was wrong, all he wanted was his sister back, but at the same time, he would blame every one but himself for her death.
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Aug 28, 2011
Emily
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this is one of the first Louis Duncan books i have ever read and, one of the best for sure! I think ive actually read it twice as i own it, If your a fan of Lois Duncans work or you love a good mystery novel please check this book out
Oct 15, 2009
Tracee
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Cool book. It's an easy read, and somewhat scary. It's not scary in the jumpy kind of way, but in the "oh my gosh this is crazy" kind of way. It's fun either way!
May 16, 2010
Tina
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It was kinda creepy, but it was somewhat suspenful and thats what kept the storyline going.
Aug 04, 2009
Kylie
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I loved Lois Duncan when I was younger. Unfortunately, this is not one of her best.
Jan 01, 2008
Debbie
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Brad shows up at Tracy's high school and chooses her to help him find his little sister, Mindy. He tells Tracy that Mindy has been snatched by his stepfather. Tracy, who has issues with her own father, has no trouble believing that a dad could be so low and agrees to help Brad. They find Mindy and Tracy arranges to baby-sit so that Brad can steal her back. But all is not as it seems. Can Tracy figure out what is really going on...before it's too late?
Apr 05, 2009
Lucas
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This book was amazing it was so good i could not put it down. it is my most favorite lois Duncan book. it was so twisted i recommend it to everybody.
Jul 06, 2008
Kelli
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This book I had a hard time getting into. Again, like with Daughters of Eve, and Summer of Fear, I had not read this book since middle school, but still I remember not liking this one as much as some of the others. It was anti-climatic and slow. Unlike some of her other mysteries, this one just did not seem like that. It seemed a little predictable, but it was okay.
May 11, 2009
Melissa
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3Q 4P M/J
Teens will like this book because it is very suspenseful and has some very interesting twists that the reader may not see coming. Middle school aged teens especially will like identifying with the teens in the novel because they are very typical but are put into extremely stressful situations and have to make very tough decisions.
Teens will like this book because it is very suspenseful and has some very interesting twists that the reader may not see coming. Middle school aged teens especially will like identifying with the teens in the novel because they are very typical but are put into extremely stressful situations and have to make very tough decisions.
Aug 13, 2008
Erin
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Oh yeah....I was a HUGE Lois Duncan fan back in the day, but I remember not liking this one as much. It's been years since I read it, so I'm not sure what my particular issue with it was. I think I just thought it was a little slower than her other great stuff, like Daughters of Eve. But, she is still a great writer for young adult books.
