Something is terribly wrong with the Shevvingtons. Something evil.FogEver since moving into the Shevvingtons boarding house, Christinas schoolmates have started acting strangely. Michael and Benjamin are standoffish, and Anya seems to be losing her mind. Christina is certain the seemingly perfect Mr. and Mrs. Shevvington are behind it all, but no one will believe her. Are her friends going crazy in the Schooner Inneor is Christina?SnowThe Shevvingtons seems to be winning whatever sick psychological game theyre playing with their young boarders. Anya is a sad, quiet shell of her former self, and now the Shevvingtons are manipulating Christinas old friend Dolly. But no one will listen to Christina when she claims that the Shevvingtons are behind the girls strange behavior. Then Christina starts hearing scary noises in the basement. Are the Shevvingtons targeting her next?FireThe semester is almost over. Christina is almost free. But then she begins sleepwalking, unconsciously doing dangerous things like leaving lit candles around the house, carrying around pockets full of matches, and doodling flames into her textbooksor so claim the Shevvingtons. Can Christina survive until the school year ends? Or will the Shevvingtons turn Christinas life into a fiery hell?

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Fog, Snow, And Fire .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade-12th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.

There are 450 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2012 by Open Road Media .

Caroline B. Cooney is the author of many hugely successful novels for young people, including THE FACE ON THE MILK CARTON, WHAT CHILD IS THIS? and BURNING UP. She lives in Westbrook, Connecticut.