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Blackbriar | William Sleator

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Danny can feel something sinister about his new home, Blackbriar, an old, abandoned cottage in the English countryside. the residents of a nearby town refuse to speak of the house and can barely look Danny in the eyes. Then Danny begins to have strange dreams of fires and witches, and awakes to shrieks of laughter that seem to come from another time and place. with help from his friend, Lark, Danny begins to unravel the mysteries of Blackbriar and its frightening past, through the discovery of an ancient doll and a chilling list of names and dates carved on the cellar door. But what might be most terrifying of all is the mystery that does not lie in the past but in the here and now. . . .

Soscha

Blackbriar | William Sleator

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Blackbriar was Sleator's 1st book for young adults & it displays all the hallmarks of his later works. It's a ghost tale of sorts though there's far more going on psychologically than supernaturally. There are some truly unsettling moments and genuine scares. It's not Sleator's best but it's well worth a read.

MrBook What an interesting house! 8y

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Soscha

Blackbriar | William Sleator

Ooooohh...a none too subtly evil librarian! Sleator can really bring the genuinely unsettling to YA novels. "Blackbriar" is one of his earliest efforts, from 1972. It's VERY good thus far.

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