Summer of Fear, (Paperback)

from miksmom

Lois Duncan knows how to keep a reader in suspense! She provides enough clues to keep you a step ahead of Rachel, as she tries to prove to her family that cousin Julia is not the helpless victim of tragedy that she pretends to be. As her lone ally lies stricken and unable to help, Rachel must act...

from miksmom

Lois Duncan knows how to keep a reader in suspense! She provides enough clues to keep you a step ahead of Rachel, as she tries to prove to her family that cousin Julia is not the helpless victim of tragedy that she pretends to be. As her lone ally lies stricken and unable to help, Rachel must act...

from DuffieJ

Lois Duncan's "Summer of Fear" is another suspenseful book from an author who has made a career out of writing YA books filled with suspense. The book, written in 1976, tells the story of typical teen Rachel and a new "family member" Julia. Julia, the daughter of her aunt is thrust into Rachel's ...

from sunset_x_cocktail

I saw the movie version of this book recently and while the most entertaining thing about the movie was. Linda Blair's poofy hairdo the movie was reasonably close to the pot of the book. I found the book more enjoyable. A reasonably entertains YA thriller about a girl who's cousin comes to live w...

from Camethyste

Lois Duncan has a knack of pulling you into her stories and feeling the angst and frustration of her characters. As with most of her other books that I've read, she's done the same here. I could actually feel Rachel's frustration and anger at how her family and friends totally accepted Julia and ...