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A bony hand beckons from a shallow grave, but only Ellie Anderson can see the skeletal hand. Ellie has visions, and her visions have led her to the body of a girl who was killed two years before. Now her power may help her find the murderer... unless he finds her first!Tags
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In this eerie Fear Street installment, Ellie has a strange gift—she can read minds. But when her visions start to involve murder and buried bodies, her “gift” becomes a terrifying curse. As Ellie tries to make sense of what she’s seeing, she uncovers a dark secret in her town… and learns that knowing too much can be deadly.
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This book had several good points over other books in this series: mostly it had interesting use of psychic powers. Brett was set-up to be the bad guy from the beginning, but he also had his own powers, so it was really nice that he wasn't. I really liked that the two mind readers found one-another.
This book had several good points over other books in this series: mostly it had interesting use of psychic powers. Brett was set-up to be the bad guy from the beginning, but he also had his own powers, so it was really nice that he wasn't. I really liked that the two mind readers found one-another.
Ellie has always been different from others. She tends to blame her powers for the problems in her life. When she unexpectedly uncovers a grisly secret at the same time she meets a great guy she starts to imagine the worst about him. She must solve the case to make sure the bad guy doesn't get away.
The connection between Ellie and Brian is practically non-existent and doesn't really make sense to me and this book it isn't as gripping as some of his others
The connection between Ellie and Brian is practically non-existent and doesn't really make sense to me and this book it isn't as gripping as some of his others
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R. L. Stine was born in Columbus Ohio on October 8, 1943. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1965. Under the name Jovial Bob Stine, he wrote dozens of joke books and humor books for kids including How to Be Funny, 101 Silly Monster Jokes, and Bozos on Patrol. He also created Bananas, a zany humor magazine which he worked on for ten years. show more His first teen horror novel, Blind Date, was published in 1986 under the name R. L. Stine. His other works include Beach House, Hit and Run, The Babysitter, The Girlfriend, the Goosebumps series, and the Fear Street series. He also wrote an adult novel entitled Superstitious. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Mind Reader
- Original title
- The Mind Reader
- Original publication date
- 1994-11-01
- People/Characters
- Ellie Anderson; Brian Tanner; Sarah Wilkins; Lieutenant Jack Wilkins; Mr. Anderson; Frank Schuler (show all 12); Patty Jacquet; Detective Evan Frazier; Officer Jackson; Officer Barnett; Brett Hawkins; Melinda Wilkins
- Important places
- Shadyside, Ohio, USA; Fear Street; Alma's Coffee Shop; Shadyside High; Fear Street Woods; Fear Street Cemetery (show all 10); Fear Lake; Fear Island; Waynesbridge; Shadyside Police Station
- First words
- "Hi, Sarah."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"You're right," Ellie said.
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- Fiction and Literature, Teen, Horror, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .S86037 — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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