Another great one by Max Elliot Anderson--a mid-grade mystery reminiscent of the old Hardy Boys mysteries. Five stars.
This one is about a group of four 12-year-olds who decide to spend the night on a spooky island near one of them's grandfather's farm. The leader of the group is Rod Campbell. The others are Mark, a boy whose father might be losing his job because the place where he works is closing its doors; Ken, the boy who is always up for another adventure; and Terry, who is pretty much nervous about everything.
Another main character is Mr. Patterson, a former war hero with post-traumatic stress disorder who spooks out all the town kids with his off-beat behavior.
So--the four boys go camping on the island. It's sorta a rite of passage for kids, seeing if they can brave the night on this uninhabited--they hope--former hobo jungle. They were doing fine until Mr. Patterson shows up ....
In their wildest dreams the boys didn't expect this level of scariness!
Now you have to buy the book to find out what happens next. Available from Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
I was given a free copy of this book by the author, but the opinions and evaluations are my own.
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