Sedgwick, Marcus White Crow

Sedgwick, Marcus  White Crow  

 Roaring Brook Press see macmillan children's pub      2011  234p  16.99 978-1-59643-594-0      ms/hs VG-BN      Horror      

    Winterfold is a village crumbling into the sea when 16-year old Rebecca and her father “vacation” there to escape controversy at home.  Her encounter with Ferelith brings into a dark game, as they uncover the town’s dark history.    Scary and creepy, with fear hovering just under the lines, this Best Books for Young Adults nominee manages to set an almost supernatural scene of evil through an economy of words and actions.  Told in three voices - the newcomer Rebecca, the strange girl Ferelith, and a clergy man from 100 years previously, this story of evil, death and resurrection chills the readers bones.  There is not outright violence, but the reader comes to realize that what happened in Winterfold Hall is gruesome beyond comprehension.  The stunning final chapters end with a bizarre twist and leave the reader with more questions than answers about the afterlife.  Brilliant and creepy.             Horror stories      Pat Naismith