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September 2, 2008
THE SUMMONING by Kelley Armstrong
Chloe Saunders sees dead people.
It all started when she was just a little girl and would hear voices coming from the basement of her house. Most of the ghosts were friendly but some were truly terrifying and seemed to want something from Chloe. Eventually her parents decided to move and the visions and voices stopped as soon as she was in a different house.
Now, Chloe is a 15-year-old art student and has almost no memory of her first home or the strange abilities she once had. This all changes during a regular day of school when first, she sees a boy appear out of nowhere, and then the ghost of a deformed janitor chases her through the halls of her school. Because no one else can see these ghosts, they think Chloe has mental problems and she is sent to Lyle House, an institution for troubled teens. None of the doctors there believe her claims that she can see ghosts and she is incorrectly diagnosed as having schizophrenia. As she gets to know the other kids in the house she realizes she is not the only one with unusual abilities and that it may not be a coincidence that they are all gathered in the same institution. Chloe and her friends work to unlock the secrets of their abilities as well as the secrets of the house, such as why certain doors remain locked and why she can hear voices coming from behind them.
The Summoning is the first book in a suspenseful and scary new series. It will keep you on the edge of your seat and you will not be able to wait for the next installment.
I highly recommend this book to teens in grades 8 and up.
Paula Cea
Young Adult Librarian
Posted by fjacksonem at September 2, 2008 10:43 AM