Frenzy - Hardcover

Lettrick, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1423185382 ISBN 13: 9781423185383

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2014

Synopsis

Enduring a summer camp experience of mischief, bullies and unrequited crushes, 14-year-old Heath discovers that the animals in the surrounding forest are infected with a virulent new form of rabies, a situation that forces the campers to rely on a brilliant but unsettling bunkmate. 35,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Lettrick (robertlettrick.com) has worked as a freelance artist for Marvel Comics, Marvel Films, and Harris Publications. He earned his BA in fine art at Atlantic Union College and was one of the first students enrolled in the Sequential Art MA program at Savannah College of Art and Design where he learned from many of comic's top writers and artists.Frenzy is his first middle grade novel.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 6–9—What's not to love about Camp Harmony? Fourteen-year-old Heath likes the setting and activities, and he's even made friends. But the wolves are howling, the horses are skittish, and by the time the rabid porcupine goes on the attack, camp isn't so much fun anymore. Suddenly every single animal for miles around is frothing at the mouth and gunning for humans. Heath and the last remaining survivors attempt to make their way back to civilization, fighting not only the wildlife but their own demons. Among the gang are the fat kid, the bug-obsessed kid, horse-mad twins Em(ma) and Em(ily), the former bully, the little girl, and Machiavellian chess player Will Stringer, whom Heath describes as "operating on a whole different level than the rest of them, like Einstein or Batman." The pace is breathless (with a brief time-out for a swimming lesson) and the scenario plenty gory and horrifying. Heath is almost too good to be true—smart, compassionate, genuinely nice, and a natural leader—but his secret explains a lot of that, and he's not annoying about it. Readers who like their horror strewn with corpses, leavened with compassion, and rooted in reality will find this one entertaining indeed.—Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1423185382
• ISBN 13: 9781423185383
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304