Read at Your Own Risk
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
Read at Your Own Risk is the spine-chilling illustrated sketch diary of a kid who is being haunted after a game goes terribly wrong and an evil spirit starts conversing with her on the page.
"The journal format of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets the thrills and chills of R.L. Stine in this middle-grade horror." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"For tweens seeking Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets Tim Burton, this is an enjoyable scare that may prompt readers to write their own." —School Library Journal
Hannah and her friends were just having a bit of fun when they decided to play a game to communicate with spirits of the dead. Little did they know something would answer their call and crawl its way into the pages of Hannah’s journal. What started out as a game has turned into something much more evil. With dire, horrifying consequences.
Is there any way to escape the curse?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Seventh grader Hannah Lee finds herself cursed after sneaking out of an assembly to the school's supposedly haunted attic with her friends. Constructed as Hannah's illustrated sketch diary, which is filled with drawings by Lai (Ghost Book) rendered in b&w with blood-red accents, Hannah notes all the strange things that begin happening to her following the game. In biology class, a knife slips out of her hand and lands "smack-dab in the middle of my forehead," while further investigation of an itch in her gums reveals centipedes "scratching my jawbone tingly and torturous." When the sinister force at play starts communicating with her via her journal, Hannah must find a way to expunge the evil presence or face dire consequences. But even as Hannah investigates, the curse taunts her: "You ungrateful brat.... Without the villain, there would be no obstacles, no opportunities for the hero to become a hero." Lai's fast-paced, body-horror-centric tale sets up an accessible and eerie mystery through which the protagonist grapples with spine-tingling terrors, uncovers previously hidden personal potential, and forms stronger connections. Character skin tones reflect the white of the page. Ages 8–12.
