Synopses & Reviews
Emily has never fit in her overachieving family. Instead of getting straight As, she sits in the back row and hides behind her hair. As a result, her parents have enrolled her at Camp Excel—an academic camp for underachievers—for the summer. Emily doesnt want to go, and not just because she feels it isnt necessary. Shes been plagued by a recurring nightmare since she was a child. And theres something about this camp that feels familiar—has she been there before? Why cant she remember?
With the help of two new friends, Emily discovers that her nightmare is not just in her head. Someone at Camp Excel has a secret—and will do anything, even murder, to keep Emily from uncovering the truth.
From the Hardcover edition.
Synopsis
For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes Nightmare from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.
Emily has never fit in with her overachieving family. Instead of getting straight As, she sits in the back row and hides behind her hair. As a result, her parents have enrolled her for the summer at Camp Excel, an academic camp for underachievers. Emily doesn t want to go, and not just because she thinks it isn t necessary. Since she was a child, she s been plagued by a recurring nightmare. And something about this camp feels familiar. Has she been there before? Why can t she remember?
With the help of two new friends, Emily discovers that her nightmare is not just in her head. Someone at Camp Excel has a secret and will do anything even kill to keep Emily from uncovering the truth.
A taut, well-constructed mystery. Kirkus Reviews
Readers will once again fall under Nixon s spell as they enjoy this page-turner. School Library Journal
An] inimitable blend of horror and whodunit. Booklist
Nightmare has] taut suspenseful passages and] clever false leads. Publishers Weekly
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About the Author
Joan Lowery Nixon is the author of over 130 books for young readers and has been called “the grande dame of young adult mysteries.”
From the Hardcover edition.