Title: BonechillerAuthor: Graham McNamee
Publish Date: September 2008
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Pages: 176pp
ISBN: 0553494279
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Supernatural
Annotation: Danny and his three friends encounter a soul-stealing beast that has been making young people disappear from their small town in Ontario, Canada.
Plot Summary: Danny and his father have moved to Harvest Cove, a small town just north of Barrie on the shores of Lake Simcoe. Danny has three close friends he hangs out with; Ash, Howie and Pike. It is the dead of winter, which means the weather is the coldest of the season. One night, after being out with his three friends, Danny is running home, and he is bitten by something. It was too dark to see what it was, some sort of beast/monster that moves quickly. The bite leaves him with ice in his veins, and later, with voices in his head, and nightmares that seem real. As he becomes increasingly and mysteriously ill, he realizes that his life is in danger. Danny and his friends decide they must kill this beast themselves as they have found disturbing statistics about kids who disappear every generation on the coldest winter nights. While dealing with this beast and feeling ill, Danny is simultaneously dealing with the death of his mother, reconnecting with his father, and falling in love with Ash.
Personal Response: I really enjoyed this fast paced thriller/horror story—it was a wild ride set in a lackluster little town. Filled with plenty of supernatural elements, along with a romance and what I found to be the most meaningful theme of the story in which was the reconnection of Danny with his father and his coming to terms with his mother’s death.
~Reader’s Advisory~
Themes: Coming to terms with death. Reconnecting.
Age Range: 12 and up
Subjects: Winter, Supernatural, Paranormal Relationships, Boxing, Kidnapping, Nightmares, Monsters, Native American, Death, Father and Son Relationships,
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