The Foggiest

by David Belbin

For Rachel and Matt, moving to Derbyshire is a step into the unknown. When the fog comes down and the countryside disappears they think nothing of it. But when their father disappears too, they realize there's more to the fog than meets the eye. Who can they trust to help them?

Genres: Horror, Young Adult, Childrens

160 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1990

About the author

Belbin's work is known for breaking boundaries and dealing responsibly with difficult social issues that affect teenagers. He first attained success with a number of books for Scholastic's Point Crime series.

Reviews

[Sarah Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was okay, a little odd, but overall okay. It's worrying to think that a country can be ground to a halt by weather.

* Rachel, her brother Mike and their dad are moving to Derbyshire because their dad has a new job at a weather station.
* There's terrible fog, but they eventually make it to their new home with the help of a homeless man called Stone.
* Their father goes off to the weather station, even though the people there tell him not to bother. What he doesn't know is that the weather station has been taken over by some nefarious people, and he ends up sedated in a cupboard.
* Rachel, Mike and Stone then start a crazy trip around the country trying to stop these people but being hindered by the fact that some of the police seem to be on their side.
* They finally make it to London and are waiting for a train when someone pulls Stone into a corridor and shoots him (which seemed quite brutal really).
* They finally manage to find some good guys, and the criminals are apprehended, and the prime minister also weeds out a dirty politician.
* Their father then fixes the fog problem, and they live happily ever after.

[Erin Ramsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Primary school sci fi childhood memories yo

[Linda Fallows · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great story. A tale about corruption, climate change, sacrifice and love. Should be in every school library.

[Marie-Antoinette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Baie interressante boek

[Farah · Rating 3 out of 5]

The last three pages of this book written in 1990 are a reality check...