Skeleton Man
by Joseph Bruchac
Taste attributes: horrormysteryteenfamilyimaginarylinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeSmall-scale and stylised: a horror novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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5.0 / 5
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About This Book
Ever since the morning Molly woke up to find that her parents hadvanished, her life has become filled with terrible questions. Where have her parents gone? Who is this spooky old man who's taken her to live with him, claiming to be her great-uncle? Why does he never eat, and why does he lock her in her room at night? What are her dreams of the Skeleton Man trying to tell her? There's one thing Molly does know.
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- Author
- Joseph Bruchac
- Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 114
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- Open Library
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