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How serious is stage fright? At the Hanging Hill Playhouse, it can kill you.
After narrowly escaping a malevolent spirit in The Crossroads, Zack and Judy are hoping to relax during the rehearsals for a show based on Judy’s bestselling children’s books. Little do they know that the director is planning to raise a horde of evil specters from the dead, and to accomplish this, he needs a human sacrifice . . . and Zack fits the bill perfectly.
This second book featuring the intrepid Zack and his stepmother, Judy, is full of the same humorous and spine-tingling storytelling that has made Chris Grabenstein a fast favorite with young and old alike.
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Release date
August 11, 2009 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780375853845
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780375853845
- File size: 1920 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 4
- Lexile® Measure: 640
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 2-3
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Reviews
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August 1, 2009
Gr 4-7-The Hanging Hill Playhouse has a long, dark history as Zack soon discovers. The 11-year-old, who has the ability to see ghosts; his stepmother, Judy; and his dog arrive at the theater for rehearsals of "Curiosity Cat", the musical Judy has written. They are unaware of anything sinister until a series of mysterious ghosts appears and strange things begin to happen. Zack and Meghan, a young actress, nose about while the "psycho" director loses himself in necromancy. An endearing element in the novel is the warm relationship between Zack and his stepmother. The plot is fast paced and there are numerous characters, especially toward the end, with frequent scene switches that demand a lot of readers' ability to visualize the goings-on. All in all, this successor to "The Crossroads" (Random, 2008) is a successful stand-alone. The story line is hauntingly delicious as the fully fleshed-out creepiness comes tempered with humor. It's a throwback to the kids' matinees of yore."Robyn Gioia, Bolles School, Ponte Vedra, FL"Copyright 2009 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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January 1, 2010
Fans of The Crossroads will enjoy eleven-year-old Zack Jennings's second adventure. Zack's ability to see ghosts helps him understand the bloody history of an old theater as he's called on to save two young costars from a director-turned-necromancer. Grabenstein's plot combines action, humor, and lots of ghosts for an entertaining read that will appeal to horror fans moving on from Goosebumps.(Copyright 2010 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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