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After defeating the Oldies, Quinn and Mike thought that things would settle down on Goodie Lane. But then new neighbors move in. Maybe itâs because they all work at the interior design firm, but Abigail, Eleanor, Jade, Brea, and Cami seem to always be together, dressed in only white.
After everything that happened last summer, Quinnâs a bit wary of the Ladies in White, but her friend Lex is thrilled that someone in town finally has some style. But when Lex starts volunteering at the Ladiesâ design firm, things get strange. Lex is acting less like herself, and Quinn begins seeing strange shadows lurking in their neighborhood. She knows the Ladies are to blame; she just has to prove it.
Twisty and haunting, The Collectors is the second book in the Fright Watch series, which SLJ called âPerfect for fans of Goosebumps and Stranger Thingsâ and Booklist called âReminiscent of R. L. Stineâs Fear Street . . . [Fright Watch] can be counted on to deliver chills.â
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Release date
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781647000288
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781647000288
- File size: 2644 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 4.3
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 3
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Reviews
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June 15, 2021
Return to Goodie Lane for ghostly scares. After defeating a group of supernatural senior citizens, eighth graders Parker and Mike are thrust back into their supernatural investigations when five young women move into the neighborhood. The mystery kicks off when the Ladies in White--so named for their monochromatic fashion sense--have an open house for their interior design business and Parker sees one woman's hand momentarily turn translucent and an object pass through it. When Parker's friend Lex, normally a fan of brilliantly colored garb, becomes enchanted by the Ladies' glamour and starts volunteering with their business and dressing like them, Parker fears it's only a matter of time before she becomes possessed. The plot and spook factor are as translucent as a ghost's hand, which may leave readers unimpressed by the antagonists and confused by their motivations. A nonsensical final confrontation is brief and will leave horror fans who are expecting something more underwhelmed. A subplot exploring Parker's challenges as track team co-captain interjects some humanity, but beyond that the characters--mortal and otherwise--are not terribly compelling. The first story, The Stitchers (2020), establishes that Mike is Black and Parker is White; here, names signify that Lex is Latinx. A horrifyingly boo-ring read. (Horror. 9-11)COPYRIGHT(2021) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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