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Hunted

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by Adam Slater
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Once every century, the barrier between the human world and the demon realm begins to break down. Creatures gather, anxiously waiting to cross the divide, to bring death and destruction from their world to ours. This time is called The Shadowing. Callum Scott has always known that there is a supernatural world out there—he's seen ghosts for as long as he can remember. Lately, he's had visions of children being brutally murdered by a terrifying creature. Then the visions start coming true, and Callum realizes that he's being hunted, too. Driven by a dark destiny, he must stand against the demons that threaten our world. And The Shadowing is almost here. . .

  • Creators

  • Series

    Shadowing

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 1, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781512403640

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781512403640
      • File size: 1977 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.1
    • Lexile® Measure: 750
    • Interest Level: 6-12(MG+)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      September 1, 2011

      Short and atmospheric, this first in a projected trilogy follows a boy who can see ghosts and the cruel, hungry creature that hunts him.

      Callum lives in a cottage with his no-nonsense Gran in Nether Marlock, a mostly abandoned village separated from the small English town of Marlock by a deep, dark Wood. He has always been able to see ghosts, but as the story opens, Callum senses a more sinister presence. As he begins having gruesome premonitions and psychic nightmares, Callum attracts the interest of "that ridiculous New Age girl, Melissa Roper," a schoolmate with henna tattoos and protective crucifix necklaces, and the two team up to fight both mundane bullies and supernatural evil. Meanwhile, the Hunter seeks its prey, and short chapters from its point of view express both its hunger and the chilling delight it takes in hunting its victims. Though tension pervades, the plot sometimes feels bare-bones, and a few key shifts in the action happen too quickly to be entirely believed.

      Reluctant readers, however, will be grateful for the low page count, and horror lovers will relish the bloody imagery and the genuine scariness. (Horror. 12 & up)

      (COPYRIGHT (2011) KIRKUS REVIEWS/NIELSEN BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)

    • School Library Journal

      December 1, 2011

      Gr 7-10-Callum Scott sees dead people. He has kept his "Luck"-the teen's self-described ability to see otherworldly beings and happenings-a secret from his sensible Gran and the kids at his small-town British school for as long as he can remember. But lately, he is seeing gruesome images in his dreams-the murdered, brutalized bodies of people his age. When these visions become realities, Callum learns some startling truths about his family and realizes that he himself is being hunted. In an author's note, Slater states that he possesses "an unhealthy love of horror films," and it shows-with plenty of bloodshed and ghastly imagery. This book certainly isn't for the squeamish. Well-paced scenes of nightmarish pursuit set in wooded lanes and deserted graveyards create a deliciously scary mood that is sustained from the story's outset to its suspenseful ending.-Sam Bloom, Groesbeck Branch Library, Cincinnati, OH

      Copyright 2011 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.1
  • Lexile® Measure:750
  • Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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