Gallows Hill (Puffin Teenage Fiction S.) - Softcover

Lois, Duncan

3.75

3,163 ratings by Goodreads

9780140340235: Gallows Hill (Puffin Teenage Fiction S.)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140340238 ISBN 13: 9780140340235

Publisher: Puffin, 1997

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Sarah is not keen to move with her mother to Pine Crest but is pleased to be asked to play the fortune-teller at the school fair. She knows it's all a game and so is disturbed when images begin to appear in her crystal ball. Her visions begin to come true and soon the students begin to believe she is a witch and threaten her. Sarah has dreams about the Salem witch trials and feels she is re-living them. The threats grow and she realises that her life is in danger. As the story seems to be moving to a shocking climax, Sarah's mother and her friend intervene and prevent disaster.

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Review:

Reviewers praise Lois Duncan:
For "Gallows Hill: "
"Duncan delights in building suspense brick by brick until she has a whole creepy wall to collapse at the climax."
--"Publishers Weekly"
"Entertaining and enlightening, this is a book that should have wide appeal."
--"VOYA"
.,."An exciting, suspenseful tale that will certainly be welcomed by Duncan's many fans."
--"School Library Journal"
For "The Twisted Window: "
"Duncan is a true pro, grounding the twists of her plot lines with sure motivation and providing the reader with several surprises along the way."
"--Kirkus Reviews"

For "Locked in Time: "
"Duncan's new thriller is impeccably structured, convincing and harrowing...In the denouement, Duncan proves again her talent for outguessing even veteran mystery buffs."
"--Publishers Weekly"
For "Stranger With My Face: "
"The best of the sinister and supernatural is Lois Duncan's "Stranger With My Face,.".Spine-chilling from top to bottom."
"--The New York Times"

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About the Author:

Lois Duncan was born in Philadelphia and grew up by the sea in Florida. She began writing and submitting manuscripts when she was ten and sold her first story when she was thirteen. Lois taught journalism and has contributed to a wide range of magazines. She is the author of over 40 books and lives with her family in North Carolina.

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