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Michigan Chillers #15
Calumet Copper Creatures
Mikayla and her brother, Calvin, are about to get into deep trouble.
After accidentally stumbling into an abandoned mine, they are surprised to find that they are not alone. They are even more shocked to discover that whatever is lurking in the mine shafts deep beneath the city of Calumet, Michigan, isn't human.
While trying to find a way out of the mines, Mikayla and Calvin become lost, but they're certainly not alone. Giant, hideous copper creatures are lurking in the depths, searching for their next victims.
It's a race through a dark, dizzying maze as the pair desperately try to find their way out of the mines and back to the surface ... before the copper creatures find them first!
After accidentally stumbling into an abandoned mine, they are surprised to find that they are not alone. They are even more shocked to discover that whatever is lurking in the mine shafts deep beneath the city of Calumet, Michigan, isn't human.
While trying to find a way out of the mines, Mikayla and Calvin become lost, but they're certainly not alone. Giant, hideous copper creatures are lurking in the depths, searching for their next victims.
It's a race through a dark, dizzying maze as the pair desperately try to find their way out of the mines and back to the surface ... before the copper creatures find them first!
208 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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Johnathan Rand
119 books295 followersChristopher Wright is the author of dozens of horror fiction books for children and young adults. He writes under the pseudonyms Johnathan Rand and Christopher Knight. Almost all of Wright's books (save American Chillers) take place in his home state of Michigan.
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January 6, 2025
It's on to the village of Calumet for book fifteen of the Michigan Chillers series, and Johnathan Rand has a couple of surprises for his loyal fans. Eleven-year-old Mikayla doesn't mind exploring the woods around Calumet with her eight-year-old brother Calvin; she'd rather commit to spending extra with him than be blamed when Calvin causes trouble at home. One summer day the siblings explore new territory, a trail leading to the Calumet copper mines that went defunct decades ago. Calvin wants to see the ghost town, but he and Mikayla have no way of knowing the danger that lurks beneath their feet in the abandoned mines.
The mines were sealed up long ago, but Mikayla and her brother know better than to venture inside if they found an open one. The tunnels could cave in at any time. What the two kids don't anticipate is the ground surrounding a sealed entrance crumbling under their weight, plunging them into a labyrinth of pitch-black tunnels twenty feet underground. They're too far outside the main village for anyone to hear them scream for help, and waiting for a search party could take weeks or longer. Wandering through the many miles of dark mines is their best hope, guided by the mini flashlight Calvin thought to bring. Being lost with almost no light is bad, but the situation is about to worsen.
From the bowels of the vestigial mining complex an orange glow approaches. It's a monster, roughly fashioned from copper. Vaguely human-shaped, the silent creature stalks Mikayla and Calvin through the winding tunnels, prompting them to hop inside an old mining cart for faster escape. Other copper creatures just like the first one join in pursuit, but Mikayla and Calvin don't learn what's going on until they meet Mr. Jarmo, a man well-acquainted with the copper creatures and the hidden threat they've posed for generations. Locking them inside the mines and escorting Mikayla and Calvin safely out are Mr. Jarmo's priorities, but will eluding the copper creatures be as simple as taking the nearest exit tunnel, or are there perils that Mikayla and Calvin have yet to perceive?
Calumet Copper Creatures skirts the edge of believability, but my favorite parts are the extras meant for Michigan Chillers devotees. Page 69 features the obligatory veiled reference to another Johnathan Rand book, this time Idaho Ice Beast from the American Chillers series. But only near the end do things get interesting, where on pages 172-175 it is implied that Mikayla and Calvin come face to face with Mr. Rand himself. That caught me by surprise. Even better is the very end (pages 175-177), where the characters usually meet the kid from the next Michigan Chiller. This time, they meet Sandy and Tim Johnson, the kids from the first Michigan Chiller (Mayhem on Mackinac Island), now adults. Their conversation is poignant, the new kids meeting the first ones Johnathan Rand ever led on an adventure. They share a connection because of their supernatural experiences. I love it, and this ending is why I consider Calumet Copper Creatures one of the best Michigan Chillers. If you follow the series, do yourself a favor and track down a copy of this book.
The mines were sealed up long ago, but Mikayla and her brother know better than to venture inside if they found an open one. The tunnels could cave in at any time. What the two kids don't anticipate is the ground surrounding a sealed entrance crumbling under their weight, plunging them into a labyrinth of pitch-black tunnels twenty feet underground. They're too far outside the main village for anyone to hear them scream for help, and waiting for a search party could take weeks or longer. Wandering through the many miles of dark mines is their best hope, guided by the mini flashlight Calvin thought to bring. Being lost with almost no light is bad, but the situation is about to worsen.
From the bowels of the vestigial mining complex an orange glow approaches. It's a monster, roughly fashioned from copper. Vaguely human-shaped, the silent creature stalks Mikayla and Calvin through the winding tunnels, prompting them to hop inside an old mining cart for faster escape. Other copper creatures just like the first one join in pursuit, but Mikayla and Calvin don't learn what's going on until they meet Mr. Jarmo, a man well-acquainted with the copper creatures and the hidden threat they've posed for generations. Locking them inside the mines and escorting Mikayla and Calvin safely out are Mr. Jarmo's priorities, but will eluding the copper creatures be as simple as taking the nearest exit tunnel, or are there perils that Mikayla and Calvin have yet to perceive?
Calumet Copper Creatures skirts the edge of believability, but my favorite parts are the extras meant for Michigan Chillers devotees. Page 69 features the obligatory veiled reference to another Johnathan Rand book, this time Idaho Ice Beast from the American Chillers series. But only near the end do things get interesting, where on pages 172-175 it is implied that Mikayla and Calvin come face to face with Mr. Rand himself. That caught me by surprise. Even better is the very end (pages 175-177), where the characters usually meet the kid from the next Michigan Chiller. This time, they meet Sandy and Tim Johnson, the kids from the first Michigan Chiller (Mayhem on Mackinac Island), now adults. Their conversation is poignant, the new kids meeting the first ones Johnathan Rand ever led on an adventure. They share a connection because of their supernatural experiences. I love it, and this ending is why I consider Calumet Copper Creatures one of the best Michigan Chillers. If you follow the series, do yourself a favor and track down a copy of this book.
October 24, 2021
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October 9, 2014
Calumet Copper Creatures starts out two kids at home bored. The kids are going to have to try there hardest to stay out of trouble. Because they get bored the decide to take a bike ride to the woods to go exploring. So the in the woods they go on a trail and fall into a mine shaft thats very dark inside.
The characters are Calvin his sister Makiyla and their mom. Then later on in the story there is the copper creatures. Also there is a man that helps Makiyla and Calvin out of the mine shaft there is also people that Calvin and Makiyla meet on there way home.
The plot of the book is to have Makiyla and Calvin find there way out of the mine shaft. The whole reason why they are stuck in there because when the went for a bike ride and fell in the shaft was to have something to do without getting into trouble. But then the climax is when they start getting chased around by the scary copper creatures.
Now the authors purpose is to tell you that sometimes when you are in trouble you can trust strangers to help if they know what they are doing. This is important because like in the book the kids had to trust that man that found them in the mine shaft to lead them out to safety.
To be honest I recommend this book to anyone that is a fiction lover. I also recommend this book to the Michigan Chillers fans. This is one of my favorite books because if you leave off after a chapter it leaves you in suspense. Also my comment on this book is amazing and like I said this is one of my favorite books.
The characters are Calvin his sister Makiyla and their mom. Then later on in the story there is the copper creatures. Also there is a man that helps Makiyla and Calvin out of the mine shaft there is also people that Calvin and Makiyla meet on there way home.
The plot of the book is to have Makiyla and Calvin find there way out of the mine shaft. The whole reason why they are stuck in there because when the went for a bike ride and fell in the shaft was to have something to do without getting into trouble. But then the climax is when they start getting chased around by the scary copper creatures.
Now the authors purpose is to tell you that sometimes when you are in trouble you can trust strangers to help if they know what they are doing. This is important because like in the book the kids had to trust that man that found them in the mine shaft to lead them out to safety.
To be honest I recommend this book to anyone that is a fiction lover. I also recommend this book to the Michigan Chillers fans. This is one of my favorite books because if you leave off after a chapter it leaves you in suspense. Also my comment on this book is amazing and like I said this is one of my favorite books.
October 26, 2012
While the action was thrilling, the foreshadowing needed work. Even 4th grade students (target reading level) don't need to be hit over the head with this sort of foreshadowing. It's a bit insulting.
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September 15, 2015
This is a very good book especially because of its setting and plot which I would highly recommend.
May 8, 2022
I nearly shit myself when Johnathan Rand made the cameo at the end.
Also my copy of book #14 shit out the pudding (just to keep you updated)
Also my copy of book #14 shit out the pudding (just to keep you updated)
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