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Sto caricando le informazioni... Hangman's Curse (The Veritas Project Vol. 1) (2001)di Frank Peretti
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. At first I wasn't too excited to be reading a young adult novel but this was great. This realistic fiction mystery was full of excitement and thrill as a family solved a mystery together. Although there was no illustrations, the words alone create a vivid picture of the story taking place. Media: none Hangman's Curse Frank Peretti Book Summary: They could be anyone, anywhere . . . even the person walking by you right now. The Veritas Project is their code name--but only a handful of people know teens Elijah and Elisha Springfield have been covertly commissioned by the President to investigate strange mysteries that delve into the paranormal and supernatural. Their charge is to find out not only what happened, but why--the veritas (Latin for truth) behind the seemingly impossible phenomena. Their new assignment: Hangman's Curse In Baker, Washington, three popular student athletes lie in an incoherent coma, with loss of muscle coordination, severe paranoia, and hallucinations. It's whispered that they're victims of Abel Frye--a curse that's haunted the school since a student died there in the 1930s. Now the curse is spreading, and students are running scared. The Veritas Project must go undercover to find the truth . . . before it's too late. Review: I loved this book. I picked it up at Costco and I read it from beginning to end! This was years ago and yet parts of the witty dialog and storyline still comes to my mind. I remember how I could not put it down. The characters were well written and realistic. I think Veritas Project itself was a cool concept. I found the children to be fun and smart without being a disrespectful pair. They were characters I cheered on and wanted to read more of. The parents were intelligent and part of the team with each person having their own specialty. It is the way families should be portrayed rather than the typical dumb parents, smart kids. My only criticism is that there were only two books but that is tempered by a deep respect for Mr. Peretti who had serious vertigo, I believe around the same time. Now that he is writing again I hope he will pen more of these tails. I also seldom read youth fiction but this was a smart and snappy read many age groups. I had read this book once before and thought it was great. I'm reading it again now, years later, because I discovered it at my grandmas house and realized I didn't remember the plot all that well. I'm so glad I cracked it open again and decided to read it. The story is great, and the characters are very likeable. I don't totally agree with a lot of the religious talk that goes on, but I got past it with no problem. I'm glad I rediscovered this little gem, I think ill buy the next book in the series! nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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When several students at Baker High School are stricken by an alleged curse of the school's ghost, Elijah and Elisha Springfield and their parents, undercover investigators, are sent to uncover the truth behind the events. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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This book and its sequel, both of which I read several times back when they were new, are a large part of why Peretti has been my favorite author since high school. This is the first time in at least 10 years that I've read it, and it did not disappoint. The core issue in this book hit me a lot harder this time, maybe partly because I'm older now, but also because I read Peretti's semi-autobiographical book The Wounded Spirit last year for the first time, which describes heavy bullying in his adolescence, and that really put this book into a new perspective for me. While it certainly does not excuse the kids who have been bullied and then retaliated, it sheds a light on the incredible injustice that can be prevalent in schools.
One thing that I think could trip some people up about this book is that the very premise of the series isn't realistic. The fact that it's the president of the United States who establishes this investigative group specifically with a Judeo-Christian perspective, as well as the teenagers of the family being investigators themselves, it's not believable in this day and age. However, like with others of Peretti's books, I think it's perfectly okay to not think of it as meant to be completely realistic, and think of it more as a "what if" scenario. And in that way, it's very insightful. I also question the likelihood of a high school teacher at that time actually teaching kids that there is no right or wrong...seems pretty foolish, since at a school, they'd most likely want kids to believe that the rules are right and that breaking the rules is wrong. Otherwise, they're inviting anarchy. In today's society (only 20 years later), though, I would buy this a lot more.
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