The Bargaining (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442441828)

The Shining meets The Conjuring in this scary and suspenseful novel "akin to old Stephen King novels" (School Library Journal).

The fact that neither of her parents wants to deal with her is nothing new to Penny. She's used to being discussed like a problem, a problem her mother has finally passed on to her father. What she hasn't gotten used to is her stepmother...especially when she finds out that she'll have to spend the summer with April in the remote woods of Washington to restore a broken-down old house.

Set deep in a dense forest, the old Carver House is filled with abandoned antique furniture, rich architectural details, and its own chilling past. The only respite Penny can find away from April's renovations is in Miller, the young guy who runs the local general store. He's her only chance at a normal and enjoyable summer.

But Miller has his own connection to the Carver house, and it's one that goes beyond the mysterious tapping Penny hears at her window, the handprints she finds smudging the glass panes, and the visions of children who beckon Penny to follow them into the dark woods. Miller's past just might threaten to become the terror of Penny's future...

Author: Carly Anne West
ISBN-10: 1442441828
ISBN-13: 9781442441828
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 02/17/2015
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.90w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 181065 / Bargaining


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 11/01/2014 pg. 126
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2014
Booklist 01/01/2015 pg. 87
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2015 - Recommended - Readable
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2015
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2015 pg. 334