Jul 31, 2007

Goosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp

by R.L. Stine
*****
FIC STI, Series section

This story is about a boy named Grady who just moved into a house near an eerie swamp because his parents are researchers who are trying to find out if a certain type of deer can survive there. Soon Grady finds a stray dog and names him Wolf. Ever since, some "creature" has been killing the deer that Grady's parents are studying and also the other animals living in the swamp. Everyone suspects Wolf, but Grady thinks that the beast killing the animals is "The Werewolf of Fever Swamp." I liked this book because it is very suspenseful and fast-moving. I also like the Goosebumps books because the endings are very unexpected.
A.S., 8th gr. (2005)

Coraline

by Neil Gaiman
*****
FIC COR

Coraline walks through a door into another world. There, she finds out she has other parents. Then when she gets stuck in the other world her other mother kidnaps her parents. She thinks her other mother is plotting to kill her. Can she save herself and her parents? I liked this book because it was disturbing.

S.L., 6th grade (2004)