I'm a sucker for the Scholastic book fair! I picked this book up last time I volunteered to help with the book fair at my daughter's school.
If you're my age (40s), you may remember a scary story that was often told at slumber parties about a little china doll that killed its owners in the night by stabbing them with needles. I'm quite sure this author heard that same story and decided to run with it! Add in a ouija board, a vengeful ghost, and a creepy, mysterious family, and this book is the result.
Frozen Charlotte is written for younger teens, so it's a quick, easy read for adults. Nonetheless, I found it to be a real page-turner. The story is creepy at the beginning, but with an ending that's tidy enough to NOT leave you (or your tween) with nightmares. (Unless you happen to have Frozen Charlotte dolls in the house, in which case, all bets are off.)
I'll definitely be adding some of the author's adult works to my wish list.
If you're my age (40s), you may remember a scary story that was often told at slumber parties about a little china doll that killed its owners in the night by stabbing them with needles. I'm quite sure this author heard that same story and decided to run with it! Add in a ouija board, a vengeful ghost, and a creepy, mysterious family, and this book is the result.
Frozen Charlotte is written for younger teens, so it's a quick, easy read for adults. Nonetheless, I found it to be a real page-turner. The story is creepy at the beginning, but with an ending that's tidy enough to NOT leave you (or your tween) with nightmares. (Unless you happen to have Frozen Charlotte dolls in the house, in which case, all bets are off.)
I'll definitely be adding some of the author's adult works to my wish list.
