S.O.S.

March 1, 2017

Gr 6 Up-This new series follows the separate stories of teens living in a town called Middleton who have eerie and sinister experiences with which they must grapple. Trey and his friends have a suspense-filled camping trip at Lake Helen, where teens have been mysteriously disappearing, in Truth or Dare. In Graffiti, a series of unexplained accidents lead couples to believe that they will be haunted by a ghost if they break up, and Lucia must solve the mystery before something tragic happens. The Witching Hour centers on new girl Rosie, who must help a boy who believes he is being haunted by the former star of the football team after being blamed for his death. Tyrell begins seeing a mysterious light signaling to him and a phantom girl after a near-death experience in S.O.S. VERDICT The slim volumes, written at a fourth grade reading level, have somewhat predictable plots but will be intriguing to middle and high school readers interested in suspense and the paranormal.

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