Silver - Hardcover

Wooding, Chris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0545603927 ISBN 13: 9780545603928

Verlag: SCHOLASTIC, 2014

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Praise for THE HAUNTING OF ALAIZABEL CRAY:
"An imaginative tour de force."-PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review
"Eerie and exhilarating."-SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review
"Readers will get finger cramps from rapidly turning the pages of Wooding's gripping tale."-KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review
Praise for POISON:
"A compelling read."-KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review
"Each scene of danger sings with tension. Lovers of adventure, horror, and suspense should keep an eye on this talented author."-HORN BOOK MAGAZINE

Praise for STORM THIEF:

"This stunning work of speculative fiction will appeal to Wooding's fans and earn him new ones."-KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review

Booklist Starred Review
A couple of boys on a biology field trip uncover a silver creature with chitin markings eerily like a computer chip. But it is only the first of many horrible creatures whose scratches turn humans into silver insects--or the Infected. It's a biological weapon experiment gone awry, a horrifying precursor to an evil world bent on destroying itself. The challenge for a lucky (?) few Mortingham Boarding Academy students: how to survive and perhaps, more importantly, what happens if they do? Wooding has morphed a traditional English boarding school story--bullies, evil headmaster, well-intentioned teacher, and boy/girl drama--into a horror/survival story that would make William Golding and Gary Paulsen envious. The ugly, morphing Infected are graphic, both awe-inspiring and terrifying, as they devour their comrades to become larger, more intelligent, and more vicious. The tension is palpable as a small group of teens gradually out-thinks its few remaining adult leaders, thus leading the scant remaining survivors in a quest to escape. Is "sometimes being nice being stupid" or can goodness actually prevail? Carve out enough time to read Silver in a single sitting. You'll need it.

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The final exam is survival.

Paul is the new kid at Mortingham Boarding Academy, and he has a dark secret.
Caitlyn admires Paul from afar and resents that he only has eyes for Erika.
Erika thinks that she and Caitlyn are best friends, but she's wrong.
Adam is a bully with a major chip on his shoulder.
Mark is outgrowing his old friends but doesn't know how to make new ones.

In a few short hours, none of this will matter. Without warning, a horrifying infection will spread across the school grounds, and a group of students with little in common will find themselves barricaded in a classroom, fighting for their lives. Some will live. Some will die. And then it will get even worse.

Fast-paced and frightening, Silver is a tale set on the fringes of science and horror - a story about the struggle to survive in the face of impossible odds.

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• Verlag: SCHOLASTIC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0545603927
• ISBN 13: 9780545603928
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 313