Book Description
Product Description
Joel Demetrius is quite looking forward to moving in with his new step-family, but as far as his sister Cassie's concerned, they're nothing but intruders. She doesn't want anything to do with Gerald and his two sons, and to make matters worse their new home is a derelict old house, neglected for decades. Joel thinks it's interesting. Cassie thinks it's a dump.
But his sister isn't the only reason the house doesn't feel like a home. As fascinated as he is by the place, Joel has to admit there's something not quite right about it. Not only does he keep seeing things out of the corner of his eye, but his sleep is plagued by nightmares. He can't seem to stop dreaming about a terrified boy who keeps repeating the same fractured prayer:
IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE, I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO TAKE . . .
As events in the house become harder and harder to explain, it seems that the line between nightmare and reality is getting steadily more blurred. And when the battle between Cassie and her step-brothers draws everyone deeper into the mystery, all four kids are forced to confront the question of just who the intruders really are.
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step-family, but as far as his sister Cassie's concerned, they're nothing
but intruders. She doesn't want anything to do with Gerald and his two
sons, and to make matters worse their new home is a derelict old house,
neglected for decades. Joel thinks it's interesting. Cassie thinks it's a
dump.
But his sister isn't the only reason the house doesn't feel like a home. As
fascinated as he is by the place, Joel has to admit there's something not
quite right about it. Not only does he keep seeing things out of the corner
of his eye, but his sleep is plagued by nightmares. He can't seem to stop
dreaming about a terrified boy who keeps repeating the same fractured
prayer:
IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE, I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO TAKE...
As events in the house become harder and harder to explain, it seems that
the line between nightmare and reality is getting steadily more blurred.
And when the battle between Cassie and her step-brothers draws everyone
deeper into the mystery, all four kids are forced to confront the question
of just who the intruders really are.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
From the Back Cover
If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take . . .
Joel Demetrius is quite looking forward to moving in with his new step-family, but his sister Cassie doesn't want anything to do with Gerald and his two sons, and to make matters worse their new home is practically derelict.
Joel is fascinated by the old house, but even he has to admit that there's something not quite right about it, He keeps seeing things out of the corner of his eye, and he's plagued by nightmares of a terrified boy who repeats the same fractured prayed over and over.
Events in the house become harder and harder to explain, and as Cassie's battle with her stepbrothers draws everyone deeper into the mystery, all four kids are forced to confront the question of just who the intruders really are . . .
'A gripping and unputdownable read' FUNDAY TIMES
'A riveting page-turner' TES TEACHER
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About the Author
EE Richardson is a 24-year-old cybernetics graduate and this is the 2nd terrifying novel from this reclusive writer.
Her first novel The Devil Footsteps was published to great critical acclaim.
