The Well (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780547232294)

If Hamlet thought he had issues, he should have talked to Cooper Warner.

His mother's normally sunny demeanor has turned into something--homicidal.

And what's worse, she has help in her hunt for Cooper: A ravenous monster living at the bottom of the old well in the woods behind their house. She's determined to deliver her 14-year-old son straight into the creature's eager clutches. Cooper turns to his girlfriend, Megan, for help, but then, to his horror, the creature takes her prisoner.
Now, it's up to Cooper to fend off his murderous mother, finish his Hamlet paper, and enter the putrid lair at the bottom of the well to rescue Megan. And when he confronts the creature, Cooper must make the toughest decision of his life: kill, or be killed.

Inspired by Hamlet, THE WELL puts a terrifying twist on the Shakespearean classic.


Author: A. J. Whitten
ISBN-10: 0547232292
ISBN-13: 9780547232294
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 09/21/2009
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 6.99h x 5.10w x 0.85d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 134968 / Well


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/2009 pg. 56
Romantic Times 09/01/2009 pg. 62 - Excellent
School Library Journal 12/01/2009 pg. 136
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2009
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2010 - Recommended - Readable