Title: The SummoningAuthor: Kelly Armstrong
Publish Date: July 2008
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 416pp
IBSN: 0061662720
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Paranormal/Supernatural
Annotation: Fifteen year old Chloe Saunders is sent to live at Lyle House, a home for mentally-disturbed teens, when she starts seeing ghosts. It is there that she learns the truth about her gift and much much more. . .
Plot Summary: Chloe Saunders thought she was a typical teenager; getting by in high school, waiting for her crush to ask her out to prom, and LOVING movies but then it happened-she saw a ghost. At first Chloe assumes it must be her imagination, but when a mysterious janitor with severe burns chases her at school, Chloe understandably panics and reacts badly, landing her in a home for children with mental problems. The Lyle House is a group home where she will stay along with six other teens to receive counseling. Chloe is determined to recover quickly but instead of things getting better they get worse as Chloe stumbles upon the ghost of an old man desperately trying to tell her something important. The Lyle House turns out to be so much more than it originally appeared to be.
Personal Response: I really enjoyed The Summoning and am looking forward to reading the sequel as there are many twist and turns at the story’s end, leaving an interesting cliffhanger that will almost force readers to continue the ride. I like the way Chole narrates the story from a film director perspective (comparing her life to film). I found this made the story more fascinating as she was a theater arts student before she was admitted to the asylum.
~Reader’s Advisory~
Themes: Trust yourself.
Age Range: 12 and up
Subjects: Group Homes, Mental Illness, Ghost, High School, Friendship, Schizophrenic, Art, Movies, Theater Arts, Asylum
Series: The Darkest Powers Series
The Summoning (2008)
The Awakening (2010)
The Reckoning (2010)
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