Blackbriar
by William Sleator
Taste attributes: horrormonster/alien/supernaturalteenfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeHeightened and contained: an inventive horror novel. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
Danny is intrigued by Blackbriar's eerie, haunted atmosphere. And as he investigates the house's past and its connection with the strange fires sometimes seen on nearby ancient burial mounds, Blackbriar and its previous occupants exert a strange influence on him.
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- Author
- William Sleator
- Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 217
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- Open Library
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