Fog, Snow, and Fire
By (Author) Caroline B. Cooney
Open Road Media
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
18th October 2012
United States
Children
FIC
Paperback
450
Width 139mm, Height 215mm
Something is terribly wrong with the Shevvingtons. Something evil.FogEver since moving into the Shevvingtons boarding house, Christinas schoolmates have started acting strangely. Michael and Benjamin are standoffish, and Anya seems to be losing her mind. Christina is certain the seemingly perfect Mr. and Mrs. Shevvington are behind it all, but no one will believe her. Are her friends going crazy in the Schooner Inneor is ChristinaSnowThe Shevvingtons seems to be winning whatever sick psychological game theyre playing with their young boarders. Anya is a sad, quiet shell of her former self, and now the Shevvingtons are manipulating Christinas old friend Dolly. But no one will listen to Christina when she claims that the Shevvingtons are behind the girls strange behavior. Then Christina starts hearing scary noises in the basement. Are the Shevvingtons targeting her nextFireThe semester is almost over. Christina is almost free. But then she begins sleepwalking, unconsciously doing dangerous things like leaving lit candles around the house, carrying around pockets full of matches, and doodling flames into her textbooksor so claim the Shevvingtons. Can Christina survive until the school year ends Or will the Shevvingtons turn Christinas life into a fiery hell
Fans know what to expect from Cooney . . . bullet-train pacing and entertaining prose. Kirkus ReviewsCooney remains a master. Publishers Weekly
Caroline B. Cooney (b. 1947) is the author of nearly a hundred books, including the famed young adult thriller The Face on the Milk Carton, an international bestseller. Cooneys books have been translated into several languages, and have received multiple honors and awards, including an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults award and a nomination for the Edgar Award. She is best known for her popular teen horror thrillers and romance novels. Her fast-paced, plot-driven work often explores themes of good and evil, love and hatred, right and wrong, and moral ambiguity. Born in Geneva, New York, Cooney grew up in Connecticut, and often sets her novels in dramatic New England landscapes. She has three children and four grandchildren and currently lives in South Carolina.