Frenzy - Softcover

Lettrick, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1423186966 ISBN 13: 9781423186960

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015

Synopsis

Camp Harmony. A place to relax, swim in the river, and stage epic water fights. A time to escape and admire the outdoors. That was how Heath Lambert wanted to spend his summer. But nobody told him that he would spend it running for his life. Almost every animal in the surrounding forest-thousands of them, from squirrels to wolves-has gone on the attack. Even the camp's horses! If Heath and his friends are to stay alive, they have only one place to go. But getting there is just half the battle.

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About the Author

Robert Lettrick (www.robertlettrick.com) 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. 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: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1423186966
• ISBN 13: 9781423186960
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320