| Nightmare Contributor(s): Nixon, Joan Lowery (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440237734 ISBN-13: 9780440237730 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: Emily has never fit in her overachieving family. Instead of getting straight As, she sits in the back row and hides behind her hair. As a result, her parents have enrolled her at Camp Excel--an academic camp for underachievers--for the summer. Emily doesn't want to go, and not just because she feels it isn't necessary. She's been plagued by a recurring nightmare since she was a child. And there's something about this camp that feels familiar--has she been there before? Why can't she remember? With the help of two new friends, Emily discovers that her nightmare is not just in her head. Someone at Camp Excel has a secret--and will do anything, even murder, to keep Emily from uncovering the truth. "From the Hardcover edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Horror - Juvenile Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 710 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.30 lbs) 176 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 71685 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes Nightmare from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. Emily has never fit in with her overachieving family. Instead of getting straight As, she sits in the back row and hides behind her hair. As a result, her parents have enrolled her for the summer at Camp Excel, an academic camp for underachievers. Emily doesn't want to go, and not just because she thinks it isn't necessary. Since she was a child, she's been plagued by a recurring nightmare. And something about this camp feels familiar. Has she been there before? Why can't she remember?With the help of two new friends, Emily discovers that her nightmare is not just in her head. Someone at Camp Excel has a secret and will do anything--even kill--to keep Emily from uncovering the truth. "A taut, well-constructed mystery." -Kirkus Reviews "Readers will once again fall under Nixon's spell as they enjoy this page-turner." -School Library Journal " An] inimitable blend of horror and whodunit." -Booklist " Nightmare has] taut suspenseful passages... and] clever false leads." -Publishers Weekly |