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Book Review By Greg Bryant
Black Creek Crossing by John Saul

    Fifteen year old Angel Sullivan has been enduring the taunts of cruel classmates and the angry abuse of her father. Angel's family moves to the town of Roundtree, MA, where a new home and a promising job for Angel's unemployed father awaits them. But when she is shunned by her new classmates, Angel falls deeper into despair until she meets Seth Baker, a fellow outcast.
    Seth tells Angel about the murders that hangs over her family's home and the whispered rumors that something supernatural still dwells there. Uncertain whether the stories are true, Angel and Seth try to contact whatever haunts the home. Guided by a vengeful spirit they uncover the shocking events that lay buried beneath Roundtree.
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Plot & Themes
Tone of book - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror story? Yes
Horror plotlets - the witch chased me on her broomstick!
Descript. of chases or violence - 30 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 %

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
If magical mental powers: - can cast many different spells

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can cast all sorts of spells
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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