I’ve been hearing about this book, so I was excited when my student Avis M gave me a copy of I Hunt Killers for my classroom library. I devoured it in one weekend and handed it off to my co-teacher, who also devoured it quickly. Barry Lyga has created a thrilling page turner that will [...]
Posts Tagged ‘suspense’
Blank Confession by Pete Hautman
One of my 7th period students, Frank, handed me this book Friday afternoon and said, “You have to read this.” I’m glad I opened Blank Confession (Simon and Schuster 2010) by Pete Hautman. Frank was right. This is a book you don’t want to miss. (You probably do want to miss the book reports on Hautman’s [...]
Bullet Point by Peter Abrahams
I picked up Bullet Point (HarperTeen 2010) by Peter Abrahams expecting a sports story with a twist of mystery. There wasn’t much sports since the baseball program at Wyatt’s school is cut for lack of funds. The parting gift from his coach is a picture of the father at age 16. His resemblance to Wyatt is [...]
Virals by Kathy Reichs
This action-packed mystery has a little bit of everything: a very cold murder case, four very smart teens, one very cute puppy, and some DNA-altering viruses. What could possible go wrong for Tory Brennan and her friends? To start with, someone is trying to kill them. Tory has just moved to tiny Morris Island to [...]
Runaway Twin by Peg Kehret
I love how Peg Kehret can take an ordinary situation and create a suspenseful story that I can’t put down in Runaway Twin. Sunny Skyland has dreamed of finding her twin sister, Starr, ever since they were seperated at age three. When Sunny finds a bag stuffed with $820, she now has the means to [...]
Meet Caroline B Cooney
Caroline B Cooney is one of those writers who can do it all. She packs fast-paced action and compelling characters into a variety of genres: realistic fiction, mystery/suspense, time-travel, historical fiction, science fiction. Learn more from the projects below. Jessi’s poster: Abby’s poster: [...]
