Summer of Fear

Name: Summer of Fear
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Lois Duncan
ISBN: 9781470354787

Author: Lois Duncan

Narrator: Ruth Ann Phimister

Unabridged: 6 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/15/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction, Horror Stories

Synopsis

For 15-year-old Rachel Bryant, summer vacation promises to be fun. Her 17-year-old cousin Julia will be coming to Albuquerque, New Mexico to live with the Bryants, following her parents' deaths. With two brothers, Rachel is looking forward to finally having a sister. From the moment Julia arrives, everyone is enchanted with the orphaned teenager. But Rachel finds her strangely disturbing. Soon an evil poison seems to seep into every corner of her life. Can she discover what Julia is trying to do before it's too late? Best-selling, award-winning author Lois Duncan has won high acclaim for her fast-moving thrillers for young adults-and Summer of Fear is one of her most popular novels. With her dramatic pacing, Ruth Ann Phimister's skillful narration heightens each chilling moment of suspense.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bren fall in love with the sea.

"It's been four years now since that summer. It's still with me. Maybe it always will be." Summer of Fear by Lois Duncan This is one creepy story and it is perfect to read in the summer, particularly if you want something that will make your skin crawl. For a YA mystery, Summer of Fear is genuinely sca......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

Still freakin' scary and still one of my best 7th grade booktalks. Lois Duncan knows how to work the fear nerve!......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

This was really intense! And it was loads of fun reading this old teen thrillers from the 1970s.. I just love these sorts of books. Wicked fun.. truthfully I don't recall if I ever read this one before or not. I might have. I know I had read a ton of them back in the 80s and 90s. And this is definit......more

Goodreads review by Grace

Our protag Rachel’s got it pretty good. She has a family and dog that love her, a cute boyfriend next door, and is totally just chilling this Summer, you know? All that is upended when her bitch-ass backwoods cousin Julia comes to live with them. Julia’s parents (Rachel’s mom’s sister and the husban......more