The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore

The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152050313

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A teenage girl is kidnapped, but when freed, she is accused of masterminding the scheme to extort money from her wealthy grandmother.

The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore

The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1992-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780440945208

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A teenage girl is kidnapped, but when freed, is accused of masterminding the scheme to extort money from her wealthy grandmother.

The Other Side of Dark

The Other Side of Dark
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2008-12-24
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0307539474

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EDGAR AWARD WINNER For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes The Other Side of Dark from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. Stacy wakes up in a hospital room, in a body she doesn’t recognize. Her mother is dead—murdered—and Stacy is recovering from a gunshot wound. She is the sole eyewitness to the crime, but she has only a shadowy memory of the killer’s face. Will Stacy be able to regain a clear memory of that fateful day before the killer reaches her? The Other Side of Dark is one of Joan Lowery Nixon’s most intriguing, suspenseful, and dramatic mysteries. “The compelling premise…and Nixon’s mastery of suspense are gripping.” –Publishers Weekly “Tense and dramatic…[The Other Side of Dark has a] quick pace, and the determined protagonist should attract and hold readers.” –School Library Journal

Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore

Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1979-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780605024182

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Don't Scream

Don't Scream
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2013-09-25
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0307823520

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For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes Don’t Scream from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. When two new guys start at Jess’s high school, she thinks the year is really looking up. What she can’t know is that there is a connection between them. One has been given a new identity by the government. The other is seeking revenge. Jess doesn’t know whom she can trust. Will she be the next victim? “A page-turner.” –VOYA “An exciting thriller that will keep teens on the edge of their seats.” –School Library Journal

Shadowmaker

Shadowmaker
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2013-09-25
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0307823504

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For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes Shadowmaker from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. When Katie Gillian and her mother move from Houston to a small Texas town, they never imagine that violence and intrigue will interrupt their six-month stay. Could the two bodies found have anything to do with the newspaper articles Katie’s reporter mother is writing—or with the shadowy figures Katie has noticed lurking outside her house at night? “Strong female characters[,]…affecting and fast-paced, this mystery delivers.” –Publishers Weekly “Nixon deftly weaves the ordinary difficulties of a new kid in school into a suspenseful mystery…[and her] characters are interestingly complicated.” –Booklist “[A] smoothly knit novel.” –Kirkus Reviews

The Weekend Was Murder

The Weekend Was Murder
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Total Pages: 207
Release: 1994-02-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0440219019

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For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes The Weekend was Murder! from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. Mary Elizabeth can’t wait for the weekend to begin at the Ridley Hotel, where a famous mystery writer and a troupe of actors are coming to enact a murder mystery for 150 amateur sleuths. Mary Elizabeth’s role is to discover the “body” in Room 1927, which is supposed to be haunted. But nothing prepares her for the real body she finds in Room 1927… “A masterfully constructed, engaging read that…[is] ingeniously plotted, fast-paced and lighthearted.” –Publishers Weekly “Fans will love wading through the myriad details and placing bets on the outcome.” –Kirkus Reviews “Mystery fans will…enjoy trying to solve the various crimes.” –School Library Journal

Whispers from the Dead

Whispers from the Dead
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2013-09-25
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0307823466

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For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes Whispers from the Dead from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. Only Sarah senses the horror. The minute she steps through the doorway of her family’s new home, Sarah feels a smothering cold mist, and hears the echo of a scream and a heartbreaking whisper in Spanish, “Help me!” Sarah feels compelled to find out who is trying to reach her. But can she uncover the mysteries of the past before terror strikes again? “A master at creating compelling suspense novels, Nixon has written yet another carefully plotted, subtly terrifying thriller.” –Publishers Weekly

Queen of Flies

Queen of Flies
Author: Tim Collins
Publisher: Badger Publishing
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1788373111

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Mia thinks she sees something strange and horrible under Lauren's hair when she flicks it back. But when she looks again, it's gone. She must have imagined it. But Lauren's friends, Savannah and Gabriella, seem equally weird. When Mia spies on them to find out what's going on, she finds herself dragged into a sickening nightmare. Papercuts is an eerie and haunting series written to appeal to readers aged 13+ who might be intimidated by full-length novels, or are simply just looking for a quick read. These sinister titles have a reading age of 8-9 and an accessible word count of 5000-6000. Written by respected and accomplished authors, they are packed with horror and elements of the supernatural. But be warned, they're not for the faint-hearted!