Shiver (Danger.com)
Grade 5-8?In order to meet girls, Riley Tulane and some of his friends from summer drama camp decide to start an Internet chat group dealing with acting. Six of the participants become friends and are accepted into a prestigious drama seminar during spring break. When Natalie invites the other five to spend the weekend before the seminar at her mother's inn in the Green Mountains of Vermont, all accept. During the weekend, a severe storm knocks out the power and phone lines and Natalie's mother is stuck in town. The teens use this spooky setting to stage a murder in order to get Riley to confess to stealing their credits for his acting resume. But when one of the group is really murdered, the others must find the killer or face the same fate. This ninth entry in the series is sure to be popular. The story is suspenseful and unpredictable. The narrator's realistic voice adds to the book's appeal. This one will be hard to keep on the shelf.?Michele Snyder, Chappaqua Public Library, NYCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.