Losing Christina: Fire (original 1990; edition 2001)

by Caroline B. Cooney

Series: Losing Christina (book 3)

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Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML: A Maine teenager fights to escape the clutches of her evil guardians once and for all in the thrilling conclusion of this spooky trilogy. In just eighteen days the semester will be over, freeing Christina and her friends from the terrible Schooner Inne and the Shevvingtons, their creepy hosts during the school year. They'll leave the mainland for the safety of Burning Fog Isle for the summer�??and since the Shevvingtons may be moving out of town next year, the island kids could be free of them forever. But then Christina begins sleepwalking, and doing odd things like leaving lit candles around the house, carrying around pockets full of matches, and doodling flames into her textbooks�??or so claim the Shevvingtons. Can Christina survive their insane tricks until the school year ends? Or will they use all eighteen days to make Christina's life a living�??and fiery�??hell? No matter how hard you try, there's no escaping this addictive thriller from the bestselling author of The Face on the Milk Carton. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Caroline B. Cooney including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.… (more)

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Member:	The_Hibernator
Title:	Losing Christina: Fire
Authors:	Caroline B. Cooney
Info:	Scholastic Paperbacks (2001), Paperback, 208 pages
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Tags:	Young Adult, Horror, Psychology

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The last book in the trilogy. It wraps up nicely (if a little conveniently). I never felt that this series was repetitive, even though I could certainly see others thinking that they are. Christina continues to be strong and willful. All of the adults continue to be blind to the truth or evil. Overall, I think this series holds up to a modern reading and I can definitely understand why teenaged me was obsessed with it. (

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LynnK. | Aug 4, 2020 |

This Gothic horror trilogy is not just about evil. Christina experiences all kinds of emotions that most people can relate to...the fear when she has to move away from her family and friends...being nervous about making new friends...wanting a boyfriend... facing teachers and assignments. She is just a normal thirteen-year-old who unfortunately has to face something that most people of any age do not. This is the last book in the trilogy and it ends with more hope than the first two. Christina has grown and learned much more about evil. The story revolves around her getting involved in a terrifying psychological mind game with the two malicious Shevvingtons....who are supposed to protect her. The trilogy is really Young Adult material but it's an easy, quick read with some really different characters. (

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Carol420 | May 25, 2020 |

Old Children's Book. Liked it as a kid, but haven't read it in years. (

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odinblindeye | Apr 2, 2013 |

This is one of the strangest books I have ever read. At times I felt like it was written by a child. Parts of the story didn't really make sense, and the whole book was totally unreal. It did, however, hold my interest. I didn't really like the story...but it was interesting. (

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Camethyste | Mar 5, 2008 |

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Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:

A Maine teenager fights to escape the clutches of her evil guardians once and for all in the thrilling conclusion of this spooky trilogy.

In just eighteen days the semester will be over, freeing Christina and her friends from the terrible Schooner Inne and the Shevvingtons, their creepy hosts during the school year. They'll leave the mainland for the safety of Burning Fog Isle for the summer�??and since the Shevvingtons may be moving out of town next year, the island kids could be free of them forever.

But then Christina begins sleepwalking, and doing odd things like leaving lit candles around the house, carrying around pockets full of matches, and doodling flames into her textbooks�??or so claim the Shevvingtons. Can Christina survive their insane tricks until the school year ends? Or will they use all eighteen days to make Christina's life a living�??and fiery�??hell?

No matter how hard you try, there's no escaping this addictive thriller from the bestselling author of The Face on the Milk Carton.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Caroline B. Cooney including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.

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Christina knows the Shevvingtons have left a trail of hollowed-out, lost girls in mental hospitals across the country, and she has seen the secret files that prove it. But the Shevvingtons are determined to destroy the evidence and Christina. This time, they'll use fire. They stuff her pocketbook full of matchbooks, scribble flames over her class notes anything they can do to make it look like Christina is obsessed with fire and a danger to herself and others. With summer vacation and safety just weeks away, Christina must make one last desperate attempt to keep her sanity and her life. This is book three in the LOSING CHRISTINA series.

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