Synopses & Reviews
When Piper Canfield finds out that her baby sister is fatally ill, she is willing to do anything to save her. Luckily for Piper, there's rumor of a mythical flower with near magical healing properties located deep within the Okefenokee Swamp. Many have tried to find it-and no one has survived. The only evidence that the flower exists is in a journal, left behind by the famous botanist, Dr. Brisbane Cole. With the help of her friend Tad, her younger brother, "Creeper," and two guides, they take off on a journey across alligator infested swamps, but there's something watching them. Known only by the name Mergo, this predator is as ancient as the swamp itself. And it's hungry. But if going after the medicinal plant means saving Grace's life, then for Piper, it's worth the risk.
Review
Praise for Frenzy "[R]eaders who have chewed through Goosebumps or similar titles will appreciate the gruesome terror of this Night of the Living Dead meets The Island of Dr. Moreau story in a classic summer-camp setting."--Booklist
Review
Praise for Frenzy "Offer this to adventure fans and budding horror buffs, sure, but realistic fiction fans may also find the effective character development and thoughtful pacing as worthwhile as the monstrous foaming-mouthed squirrels."--BCCB
Synopsis
In the Okefenokee Swamp grows a rare and beautiful flower with a power unlike any other. Many have tried to claim it-no one has come out alive. But fourteen-year-old Piper Canfield is desperate, and this flower may be her only chance to keep a promise she made a long time ago.
Accompanied by her little brother, Creeper, her friend Tad, and two local guides, Piper embarks on the quest of a lifetime. But there's a deadly predator lurking unseen in the black water, one nearly as old as the Oke itself. Some say it's a monster. Others say an evil spirit. The truth is far more terrifying.
Piper's task is simple: find the flower . . . or die trying.
About the Author
Robert Lettrick (www.robertlettrick.com), author of Frenzy, has worked as a freelance artist for Marvel Comics, Marvel Films, and Harris Publications. He earned his BA in fine arts at Atlantic Union College and was one of the first students enrolled in the Sequential Arts MA program at Savannah College of Art and Design, where he learned from many writers and artists.