Sunday, September 2, 2012

The Summoning


Armstrong, Kelley.  The Summoning.  New York: Harper Collins, 2008.  

ISBN-13: 9780061662690 | Hardcover | 390 p. | $12.06 USD


Annotation: When Chloe Saunders starts seeing ghosts trying to communicate with her, she is sent to the Lyle House, a group home for mentally disturbed teens.  She realizes strange things are happening to her and the other residents of the house and fights to figure out what is going on in this first installment of the Darkest Powers horror series.


Awards/Honors: 
- Stellar Awards (British Columbia)
- Texas Tayshas Reading Lists: 2009


Open End Booktalk:  When Chloe Saunders turns around one day at school and sees a ghost, her family and teachers ship her off to a group home for mentally ill teenagers.  Is she crazy? Or is Chloe really contacting the dead?  Everyone in the house seems to be hiding something.  Chloe knows the ghost are real, but who can she trust with her secrets? 

Watch the book trailer and read about the other books in Kelley Armstrong's Darkest Powers series: http://www.harperteen.com/contests/kelleyarmstrong/




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