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Cargando... Mysterious Mummer, The (edición 2003)por L.M. Falcone
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I was really interested in the description of Falcone's latest book, Walking With the Dead, and I saw something somewhere that said it was a series and this was the first. But that seems to be wrong, since this story has a definite (and terrifying) end and features different characters. Plus, the other one said it was funny. This isn't a funny story at all. There was a nice creepy build up and a genuinely terrifying ending, but it took too long to get there and I never really enjoyed the main character, Joey, a whiny tv addict with an odd obsession with witches. On the other hand, the reader can certainly see him as a real thirteen-old boy, completely obsessed with his own comfort and stuck in a really unpleasant and increasingly frightening situation. The ending was so horrifying that it seemed rather unbelievable, although I kind of saw it coming as soon as the mother-in-law Ruth was introduced. But it was definitely a scary story.
Verdict: If you have strong need for horror novels for youngers readers, this might be an acceptable purchase. Most of my patrons prefer shorter stories for their scary fare though.
ISBN: 978-1553373773; Published August 2003 by Kids Can Press (out of print); Borrowed from the library