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Whisper in the dark / Joseph Bruchac ; illustrations by Sally Wern Comport.

Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- (Author). Comport, Sally Wern, (illustrator.).

Summary:

An ancient and terrifying Narragansett native-American legend begins to come true for a teenage long-distance runner, whose recovery from the accident that killed her parents has stunned everyone, including her guardian aunt in Providence, Rhode Island.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0060580887
  • ISBN: 9780060580889
  • ISBN: 0060580879
  • ISBN: 9780060580872
  • Physical Description: xiv, 174 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : HarperCollins, 2005.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
1 Who's There? 1 -- 2 Too Scary 6 -- 3 Too Much Imagination 15 -- 4 Scratching 18 -- 5 Scary City 28 -- 6 Blood 34 -- 7 Deep End 38 -- 8 Waiting 43 -- 9 Something Worse 48 -- 10 Who Is That? 55 -- 11 Tension 62 -- 13 Under the Street 75 -- 14 Knife Hand 79 -- 15 Good Courage 95 -- 16 Calling 102 -- 17 Weakness 110 -- 18 Last Call 121 -- 19 Running 126 -- 20 Open Door 132 -- 21 Searching 136 -- 22 Cellarway 141 -- 23 Third Door 145 -- 24 Other Side 149 -- 25 I Am Here 158 -- 26 Neimpaug 164 -- 27 Explanations 169.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 10 up.
870L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.5 5 101559.
Subject:
Narragansett Indians > Juvenile fiction.
Indians of North America > Rhode Island > Juvenile fiction.
Fear > Juvenile fiction.
Traffic accidents > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
Aunts > Juvenile fiction.
Horror tales > Juvenile literature.
Providence (R.I.) > Juvenile fiction.
Rhode Island > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Horror fiction.

Available copies

  • 6 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Richlands Branch Library YA FIC BRUCHAC (Text) 36015001453352 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Swansboro Branch Library YA FIC BRUCHAC (Text) 36015001114673 Young Adult Fiction Available -