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The Gathering
The Gathering | Isobelle Carmody
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Winner of the CBCA of the Year: Older Readers When Nathanial and his mother move to the quiet, safe streets of Cheshunt, he immediately senses something wrong. Violent gangs patrol the streets, feral dogs roam at night, and the oppressive stench from the abattoir lingers over the school. Soon Nathanial learns that his presence is no accident. As he uncovers the dark secrets of Cheshunt's past, and event spiral desperately out of control, he and his new friends must confront phantoms from their past in the battle to stop the Gathering and its terrifying creator. 'A great page-turner that is probably best read in daylight and in good company.' The Age
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L2_D2
The Gathering | Isobelle Carmody
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Fifteen-year-old Nathaniel Delaney, a newcomer in Cheshunt, senses that something is very wrong and joins forces with a small group of new friends to defeat the age-old evil presence that holds the town in its horrific grip.
I enjoyed the battle between good vs evil, youths vs adults. I would've loved to hear more of the backstory and what led up to this. A little let down on the horror aspect but a good read that keeps you entertained. 3/5

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L2_D2
The Gathering | Isobelle Carmody

But as I looked at her, I understood that maybe love wasn't something tame that could be controlled. It was a wild thing that might kill you with its claws as easily as its beauty. And it came when it chose, so that sometimes you could as soon choose not to love as not to breathe.

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L2_D2
The Gathering | Isobelle Carmody

You think and think, and you're too busy thinking of everything to do anything or to see the things right in front of you.

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L2_D2
The Gathering | Isobelle Carmody

I thought he was probably right about power making people savage, but not about it turning them into animals. Animals are better than people. Humans are the real savages. That's what people don't understand. Those police two bash Danny weren't acting like animals. They were acting like humans.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
The Gathering | Isobelle Carmody
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That cover tho.

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